Name Jernej.

  • Name Jernej in modern Croatia

    Jernej is a male name, in Croatia mostly Croatian, but also Slovenian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about twenty namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Jernej in Croatia

    The name Jernej was the most popular from years 1923 to 1939, when about 26% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1923.

  • Prevalence

    Name Jernej is present mainly in North-West Croatia. Most of the persons named Jernej live in the following cities and municipalities: Pula (less than ten), Cestica (less than ten), Čakovec (less than ten).

  • Name Jernej around the globe

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  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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