Vendel is a male name, in Croatia principally Croatian, but also Hungarian, Romany, Czech and German. It is one of the medium frequent names in Croatia, with about sixty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Vendel in Croatia
The name Vendel was the most popular from years 1925 to 1930, when about 26% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1930.
Prevalence
Name Vendel is present almost exclusively in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Vendel live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Grubišno Polje (less than ten), Dežanovac (less than ten).
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.
