Surname Škec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Škec live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Meljan in Lepoglava area (15), Drenovci in Zupanja area (15), Sredice Gornje in Bjelovar area (<10), and in Cakovec (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Škec (including: Skec , Schech , Schoech , Schez , Schaech , Schwec , Schlech , Schiech , Schuech and Scech ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. "Scech " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schech " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa. "Schwec " is used by small number of people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Vjekoslav Škec, Eduard Škec, Lidija Škec, Damir Škec, Mladen Škec, Denis Škec, Miroslav Škec, Izidor Škec, Drago Škec, Bojan Škec, Ivan Škec, Ines Škec, Jadranka Škec, Tomislav Škec, Silvija Škec, Iva Škec, Stanko Škec, Admira Škec, Marina Škec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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