In Croatia, Kalenić families are predominantly Croats (from Buzet area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Kalenić live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Banovci in Vinkovci area (<10), Mirkovci (<10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Split (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1701 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.