Surname Štekl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Štekl families are generally Croats (from Djakovo area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Štekl live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Erdut in Vinkovci area (<10), Zupanja (<5), Osijek (<5), Dopsin in Djakovo area (<5), and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Štekl (including: Stekl , Steckl , Stechl , Stechel and Stökl ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Stekl " is used by small number of people in Austria and small number in the United States. "Steckl " is used by some 100 people in Hungary , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Colombia. "Stechel " is used by some 90 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Štekl, Igor Štekl, Ivan Štekl, Đurđica Štekl, Dubravka Štekl, Rudi Štekl, Ana Štekl, Blaženka Štekl, Dragan Štekl, Robert Štekl, Štefanija Štekl, Karlo Štekl, Katica Štekl, Roza Štekl, Magdalena Štekl, Antun Štekl, Ištvan Štekl, Tatjana Štekl, Matea Štekl

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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