Surname Eling in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Eling families are mainly Croats (from Djakovo area ), less frequently Slovaks (also from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Eling live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Visnjevac (<10), Tenja (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Josipovac Punitovacki in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Eling (including: Helling , Elling , Ehling , Heling , Höhling , Heeling , Hehling , Hellingh and Eeling ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Eling " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 400 in Indonesia , and some 300 people in the United States. "Elling " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Germany , and some 400 people in the Netherlands. "Ehling " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 600 in the United States , and some 100 people in Afghanistan.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Eling, Melita Eling, Jozo Eling, Tomislav Eling, Domagoj Eling, Vlado Eling, Željko Eling, Sanja Eling, Mihaela Eling, Mihael Eling, Marko Eling, Andrija Eling, Slava Eling, Josip Eling, Vinko Eling, Lidija Eling, Goran Eling, Miroslav Eling, Marija Eling

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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