Surname Batel in modern Croatia

Batel families are Croats and they are mostly from Labin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Labin area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Batel live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Pula (40), in Zeliski (20) and Vadres (10) in Labin area, Zminj in Pazin area (<10), and in Rovinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Batel (including: Battelli , Batelli , Battel , Bathel , Battell , Bhathel , Batell , Bhatel and Bathiel ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Bathel " is used by some 200 people in Dominican Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Iraq. "Battel " is used by some 400 people in Italy , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany. "Batell " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Renato Batel, Mirjan Batel, Dario Batel, Davor Batel, Andrea Batel, Manuela Batel, Nada Batel, Paulo Batel, Martina Batel, Đina Batel, Danica Batel, Goran Batel, Alfred Batel, Renata Batel, Iva Batel, Živka Batel, Gordana Batel, Elvino Batel, Robert Batel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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