Surname Blat in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Blat families are Croats (from Knin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Blat live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (<5), Oklaj in Knin area (<5), Zupanja (<5), and in Budinjak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Blat (including: Blatt , Bladt and Blath ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. "Blath " is used by some 100 people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Bladt " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in Denmark , and some 200 people in the United States. "Blatt " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Damir Blat, Vladimir Blat, Mirela Blat, Katarina Blat, Karlo Blat, Marija Blat

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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