Surname Klemenc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klemenc families are predominantly Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Osijek ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Klemenc live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), Cres on the Island of Cres (<5), Icici (<5), and in Samatovci in Valpovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Austria (2).
Family name Klemenc (including: Klemenz , Clementz , Klementz , Clemenz , Klemencz and Clemenc ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Klemenc " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in Austria , and some 100 people in the United States. "Klemenz " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Canada. "Klementz " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Klemenc, Dean Klemenc, Nada Klemenc, Josipa Klemenc, Alek Klemenc, Josip Klemenc, Antun Klemenc, Iris Klemenc, Predrag Klemenc, Ivan Klemenc, Miroslav Klemenc, Danijel Klemenc, Jernej Klemenc, Lean Klemenc, Rudolf Klemenc, Slavko Klemenc, Gorast Klemenc, Mirna Klemenc, Franjo Klemenc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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