In Croatia, Hlanuda families are almost entirely Croats (from Opatija ), barely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opatija and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Hlanuda live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Opatija (15), Icici (10), Jurdani in Opatija area (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Poljane (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hlanuda is present in two countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.