Surname Šalek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šalek families are Croats (from Orahovica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica and Nasice.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Šalek live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Dolci (10), Vukovar (<10), Stara Josava (<10), Orahovica (<10), and in Nasice (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šalek (including: Salek , Saleck , Shalek , Szalek , Salekh , Schalek , Sallek , Saleek , Saleekh and Schaleck ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. "Shalek " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 100 in Bangladesh. "Schalek " is used by some 90 people in Austria , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Saleck " is used by some 10000 people in Mauritania , about 200 in Germany , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Olivera Šalek, Luka Šalek, Zvonko Šalek, Marijan Šalek, Maja Šalek, Katarina Šalek, Alfred Šalek, Venija Šalek, Ivan Šalek, Matija Šalek, Danka Šalek, Antun Šalek, Katica Šalek, Josip Šalek, Marijana Šalek, Rudolf Šalek, Dragutin Šalek, Anica Šalek, Stjepan Šalek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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