Surname Đeker in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Đeker families are Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Daruvar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Đeker live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Doljanovci in Pozega area (10), Pozega (<10), Zagreb (<5), Daruvar (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đeker (including: Decker , Dekker , Deker , Dieker , Djeker , Diecker , Gieker , Geker , Dyecker and Giecker ) is present in 113 countries worldwide. The family name "Djeker " is used by few people in the United States. "Deker " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 200 in France , and some 100 people in the United States. "Dieker " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 200 people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Đeker, Narcis Đeker, Blanka Đeker, Željko Đeker, Zdravko Đeker, Emilija Đeker, Stjepan Đeker, Ivančica Đeker, Davor Đeker, Ivanka Đeker, Slavko Đeker, Ana Đeker, Slavica Đeker, Marija Đeker, Matea Đeker, Karla Đeker, Boris Đeker, Ema Đeker, Eva Đeker

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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