Surname Štanfel in modern Croatia

Štanfel families are Croats and they are mostly from Kraljevica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Zagolik in Delnice every tenth inhabitant had the family name Štanfel.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Štanfel live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Fuzine in Kraljevica area (20), Vrbovec (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Štanfel (including: Stanfel , Stanfell ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. The family name "Stanfel " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Austria. "Stanfell " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlasta Štanfel, Barbara Štanfel, Željko Štanfel, Damir Štanfel, Gordana Štanfel, Đoni Štanfel, Josip Štanfel, Sandra Štanfel, Petar Štanfel, Miroslav Štanfel, Dijana Štanfel, Ivanka Štanfel, Julio Štanfel, Katarina Štanfel, Leon Štanfel, Antun Štanfel, Nenad Štanfel, Olivera Štanfel, Viktor Štanfel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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