Surname Šupek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šupek families are generally Croats (from Rijeka area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Rijeka area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Šupek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Cavle in Rijeka area (<10), Sesvete (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Ivanic-Grad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šupek (including: Supek , Supeck , Shupek , Schupek , Shupeck and Schlupek ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Supek " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Shupek " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Schupek " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Diana Šupek, Sanela Šupek, Robert Šupek, Vladimir Šupek, Krešo Šupek, Ivana Šupek, Doris Šupek, Dragica Šupek, Željko Šupek, Andrea Šupek, Josip Šupek, Božidar Šupek, Nadica Šupek, Ivan Šupek, Nenad Šupek, Mirjana Šupek, Ismeta Šupek, Brankica Šupek, Branko Šupek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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