Surname Kalenić in modern Croatia

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).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kalenić (including: Kalenic , Kalenich , Calenic , Calenici , Kalenych and Kalenick ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Kalenic " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Kalenick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Barbara Kalenić, Dražen Kalenić, Vlado Kalenić, Smilja Kalenić, Ružmarinka Kalenić, Jadranka Kalenić, Žana Kalenić, Nikola Kalenić, Ana Kalenić, Božo Kalenić, Marija Kalenić, Vatroslav Kalenić, Branko Kalenić, Bogdan Kalenić, Ivan Kalenić, Josip Kalenić, Zoran Kalenić, Anka Kalenić, Uroš Kalenić

Mentions in sources

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.

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