Surname Brence in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Brence families are predominantly Croats (from Porec ), rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pula.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Brence live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Porec (<5), Djuba (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Nova Vas (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Brence (including: Berence , Brenze ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Brence " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Pakistan , and some 100 people in Latvia. "Brenze " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Darko Brence, Tihomir Brence, Vladislav Brence, Zdravko Brence, Robert Brence, Đulijana Brence, Andrej Brence, Ankica Brence, Zvonimir Brence, Vesna Brence, Ivana Brence, Radoslav Brence, Jelena Brence, Marija Brence, Dunja Brence, Damir Brence, Katarina Brence, Damira Brence, Gustav Brence

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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