Surname Šanjek in modern Croatia

Šanjek families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin and according to some sources they are from Poljana Biskupecka. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb. In Poljana Biškupečka in Varazdin every sixth inhabitant had the family name Šanjek.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Šanjek live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, four cities and 9 other places, mostly in Varazdin (50), Beretinec in Varazdin area (30), Poljana Biskupecka (20), Zagreb (15), and in Hrascina in Novi Marof area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šanjek (including: Sanjek , Saniek and Shaniek ) is present in 10 countries worldwide. The family name "Sanjek " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Thailand. "Saniek " is used by few people in the United States. "Shaniek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Šanjek, Miroslav Šanjek, Jagoda Šanjek, Emil Šanjek, Branko Šanjek, Valentina Šanjek, Danijela Šanjek, Mirjana Šanjek, Irena Šanjek, Želimir Šanjek, Marjanka Šanjek, Mladen Šanjek, Darko Šanjek, Marija Šanjek, Dalibor Šanjek, Andrijana Šanjek, Mirko Šanjek, Marijan Šanjek, Božena Šanjek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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