Surname Šimek in modern Croatia

Šimek families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec , barely Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Ivanec. In places Osečka , Željeznica and Stažnjevec in Ivanec every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šimek.

Prevalence

About 750 people with faimily name Šimek live in Croatia today, in 310 households. There were 780 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 41 cities and 92 other places, mostly in Zagreb (130), Varazdin (50), Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (30), Osecka (30), and in Bjelovar (25).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šimek (including: Simek , Shimek , Schimek , Siemek , Simeck , Schimeck , Shimeck , Simekh , Siemeck and Schiemek ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Simek " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 200 people in Germany. "Shimek " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Schimek " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Željko Šimek, Ivan Šimek, Zoran Šimek, Krešimir Šimek, Zdravko Šimek, Zdenka Šimek, Dragutin Šimek, Davor Šimek, Marinka Šimek, Ivana Šimek, Ljiljana Šimek, Višnja Šimek, Mirjana Šimek, Zdenko Šimek, Marijana Šimek, Dalibor Šimek, Branimir Šimek, Monika Šimek, Marina Šimek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1678 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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