Surname Klenović in modern Croatia

Klenović families are Croats and they are mostly from Velika Gorica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Klenović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (30), Micevec (20), Donja Lomnica (<10), Bojana (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Klenović (including: Klenovic , Klenovich , Chlenovich and Klenowich ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. The family name "Klenovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Slovakia , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Klenovich " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Klenowich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Klenović, Dijana Klenović, Ljiljana Klenović, Irena Klenović, Boris Klenović, Franjo Klenović, Juraj Klenović, Milivoj Klenović, Marijan Klenović, Branka Klenović, Nikola Klenović, Danijel Klenović, Željko Klenović, Gordana Klenović, Miroslav Klenović, Marija Klenović, Vesna Klenović, Vlado Klenović, Nada Klenović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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