Surname Klemenić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Klemenić families are Croats (from Ozalj area ), barely Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Zagreb. In Brlog Ozaljski in Ozalj area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Klemenić.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Klemenić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Kamanje in Ozalj area (15), Zagreb (<10), Jastrebarsko (<10), Nova Lipa (<10), and in Zabrezani (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), France (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Klemenić (including: Klemenic , Klemenich , Clemenic and Clemenich ) is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Klemenic " is used by small number of people in Australia , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States. "Klemenich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Clemenic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Klemenić, Boris Klemenić, Dajana Klemenić, Denis Klemenić, Katica Klemenić, Blanka Klemenić, Predrag Klemenić, Marina Klemenić, Damir Klemenić, Josipa Klemenić, Rozana Klemenić, Davor Klemenić, Elvis Klemenić, Božo Klemenić, Andjela Klemenić, Zdravko Klemenić, Marijan Klemenić, Marija Klemenić, Ana Klemenić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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