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Surname Žuvelek in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Žuvelek families are Croats (from Opuzen area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opuzen area and in Metkovic. In Mislina in Opuzen area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Žuvelek.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Žuvelek live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Metkovic (25), Mislina in Opuzen area (15), Dubrovnik (<10), Opuzen (<10), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Žuvelek is present in two countries on two continents.
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Characteristic first names
Tomislav Žuvelek,
Ivan Žuvelek,
Jurica Žuvelek,
Mario Žuvelek,
Marija Žuvelek,
Jozo Žuvelek,
Antonela Žuvelek,
Marin Žuvelek,
Anđa Žuvelek,
Velinko Žuvelek,
Mijo Žuvelek,
Anica Žuvelek,
Željko Žuvelek,
Nikola Žuvelek,
Mate Žuvelek,
Slava Žuvelek,
Ivica Žuvelek,
Jerko Žuvelek,
Mare Žuvelek
