Surname Šincek in modern Croatia

Šincek families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.

Prevalence

About 370 people with faimily name Šincek live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Varazdin (45), Zagreb (45), Petrijanec in Varazdin area (45), Novaki in Ivanec area (20), and in Ivanec (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šincek (including: Sincek , Sinchek and Schincek ) is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Sincek " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Schincek " is used by few people in the United States. "Sinchek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Daniela Šincek, Borislav Šincek, Mira Šincek, Tomica Šincek, Vladimir Šincek, Branko Šincek, Marijan Šincek, Jasna Šincek, Biserka Šincek, Jasmina Šincek, Katarina Šincek, Nikola Šincek, Željko Šincek, Vlatka Šincek, Josip Šincek, Andrijana Šincek, Igor Šincek, Andrija Šincek, Valerija Šincek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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