Surname Klein in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klein families are Croats (from Split ), barely Hungarians (also from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Klein live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and threee other places, mostly in Split (30), Zagreb (15), Varazdin (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Umag (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United Kingdom (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Klein (including: Kleyn , Clein , Chatlein , Cleyn , Kleinn , Kleiin and Khlein ) is present in 149 countries worldwide. The family name "Klein " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 200000 in the United States , and some 60000 people in Brazil. "Kleyn " is used by some 8000 people in South Africa , about 2000 in Russian Federation , and some 600 people in the United States. "Clein " is used by some 300 people in Brazil , about 300 in the United States , and some 80 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Vilko Klein, Vladimir Klein, Carmen Klein, Josip Klein, Miroslav Klein, Darka Klein, Bruno Klein, Biserka Klein, Mario Klein, Walter Klein, Željko Klein, Damir Klein, Saša Klein, Blanka Klein, Nada Klein, Jasminka Klein, Julija Klein, Željana Klein, Franjo Klein

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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