Surname Jelenković in modern Croatia

Jelenković families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Pazin.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Jelenković live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zadar (90), Pula (15), Rijeka (10), Novaki Motovunski in Pazin area (10), and in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Sweden (3), France (1), the United States (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Jelenković (including: Jelenkovic , Jelencovich and Jelenkovich ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Jelenkovic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Jelencovich " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Leonardo Jelenković, Denis Jelenković, Blaženka Jelenković, Edo Jelenković, Marijo Jelenković, Danilo Jelenković, Mario Jelenković, Biljana Jelenković, Elvira Jelenković, Tina Jelenković, Doris Jelenković, Ivana Jelenković, Davor Jelenković, Edi Jelenković, Josip Jelenković, Luka Jelenković, Arman Jelenković, Elvin Jelenković, Daniela Jelenković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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