Herenda families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pag. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Pag and in Zadar.
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Herenda live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Zadar (35), Pag on the Island of Pag (25), Rijeka (10), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Herenda is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Herenda " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.