Surname Latas in modern Croatia

Latas families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Iloka area ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Ilok area.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Latas live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Janja Gora in Slunj area (15), Karlovac (10), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Latas (including: Llatas , Latacz , Latash , Lattas , Latassa , Lataash , Latasz , Lathas and Lathass ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Latas " is used by some 600 people in Poland , about 500 in Spain , and some 400 people in the United States. "Lathas " is used by few people in the United States. "Lattas " is used by some 200 people in Greece , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Saša Latas, Goran Latas, Radmila Latas, Mirjana Latas, Jadranka Latas, Boris Latas, Iva Latas, Perica Latas, Mladen Latas, Nena Latas, Kata Latas, Vedran Latas, Branko Latas, Branka Latas, Sonja Latas, Dragan Latas, Zoran Latas, Stanojla Latas, Marin Latas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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