Šafarek families are Croats and they are mostly from Ludbreg area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ludbreg area and in Ludbreg. In Martinić in Ludbreg area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Šafarek.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Šafarek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 8 other places, mostly in Martinic in Ludbreg area (50), Zagreb (10), Ludbreg (<10), Kapela Podravska in Ludbreg area (<5), and in Opatija (<5).
