Surname Batina in modern Croatia

Batina families are Croats and they are mostly from east Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Batina live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (25), Kastel Sucurac (20), Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (20), Zagreb (20), and in Mlini in Dubrovnik area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Batina (including: Bathina , Battina , Bahtina , Batinah , Bhatina , Batiena , Batinna , Bathiena and Badtina ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Bathina " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Singapore. "Battina " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 60 in Zambia.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Batina, Marijan Batina, Ivan Batina, Goran Batina, Ankica Batina, Ivo Batina, Saša Batina, Tomislav Batina, Nera Batina, Ante Batina, Ana Batina, Gordana Batina, Ivanka Batina, Julijana Batina, Darija Batina, Luka Batina, Anka Batina, Dražen Batina, Mario Batina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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