Surname Šplajt in modern Croatia

Šplajt families are Croats the family name originates from Pregrada area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Pregrada area.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Šplajt live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Desinic Gora in Pregrada area (20), Lukavec Klanjecki in Zabok area (15), Ravnice Desinicke in Pregrada area (<10), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Canada (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Šplajt (including: Splajt , Splayt , Splait , Spleit and Shplait ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Splayt " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Spleit " is used by small number of people in Austria , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Šplajt, Željko Šplajt, Merlino Šplajt, Gorana Šplajt, Željka Šplajt, Milan Šplajt, Zdravko Šplajt, Verica Šplajt, Mirjana Šplajt, Mladen Šplajt, Božo Šplajt, Jurica Šplajt, Petra Šplajt, Slavko Šplajt, Martina Šplajt, Davorka Šplajt, Goran Šplajt, Vjekoslav Šplajt, Katica Šplajt

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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