Surname Šanta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šanta families are predominantly Croats (from Koprivnica area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Šanta live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Krizevci (<5), Zagreb (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šanta (including: Santa , Shanta , Santha , Shantha , Saanta , Santhia , Schanta , Santaa , Santta and Sannta ) is present in 104 countries worldwide. The family name "Santa " is used by some 20000 people in Colombia , about 20000 in the United States , and some 10000 people in Bangladesh. "Schanta " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Shlanta " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Šanta, Eugen Šanta, Melanija Šanta, Andrija Šanta, Snežana Šanta, Andrijana Šanta, Ljubica Šanta, Dragan Šanta, Bela Šanta, Kornelija Šanta, Brigita Šanta, Dorijan Šanta, Ivka Šanta, Luce Šanta, Franjo Šanta, Ivan Šanta, Marica Šanta, Adrian Šanta, Gizela Šanta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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