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Surname Šmejkal in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šmejkal families are Czechs by relative majority (from Grubisno Polje ), equally Croats (from Petrinja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and in Petrinja area.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šmejkal live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Veliki Zdenci (<10), Zagreb (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Lekenik in Petrinja area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šmejkal (including: Smejkal , Schmeykal , Smeykal , Schmeikal , Schmejkal and Smeikal ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Smejkal " is used by some 4000 people in Czech Republic , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Germany. "Smeykal " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic.
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Characteristic first names
Drahuška Šmejkal,
Matilda Šmejkal,
Ivana Šmejkal,
Jasminka Šmejkal,
Jiri Šmejkal,
Vaclav Šmejkal,
Ljerka Šmejkal,
Zdenko Šmejkal,
Vjekoslav Šmejkal,
Stjepan Šmejkal,
Darko Šmejkal,
Dalibor Šmejkal,
Libor Šmejkal,
Velimir Šmejkal,
Antun Šmejkal,
Agneta Šmejkal,
Amalija Šmejkal,
Josip Šmejkal,
Barbara Šmejkal
