Dunato families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Krk. In Šilo on the Island of Krk every fourth inhabitant had the family name Dunato.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Dunato live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 10 other places, mostly in Silo on the Island of Krk (25), Rijeka (10), in Krk (<10) and Omisalj (<10) on the Island of Krk, and in Crikvenica (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Canada (2), Germany (2), and to France (1). Family name Dunato is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Dunato " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
