In Croatia, Žeks families are predominantly Croats (from Beli Manastir ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir and in Beli Manastir area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Žeks live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Beli Manastir (<10), Zagreb (<5), Darda in Osijek area (<5), and in Mursko Sredisce (<5).