Surname Letinić in modern Croatia

Letinić families are Croats and they are mostly from Savar on Dugi (Long) Island. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on Dugi, Long Island. In Savar on Dugi (Long) Island every fifth inhabitant had the family name Letinić.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Letinić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zadar (50), Veli Iz (15), Savar on Dugi (Long) Island (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Pozega (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Australia (2), Germany (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Letinić (including: Letinic , Letinich ) is present in 6 countries on four continents. The family name "Letinic " is used by some 200 people in South Africa , about 70 in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Letinich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Letinić, Svjetlana Letinić, Jadranka Letinić, Damir Letinić, Vladimir Letinić, Tomislav Letinić, Nevena Letinić, Dominik Letinić, Zvonimir Letinić, Ivana Letinić, Jasminka Letinić, Željka Letinić, Mojmir Letinić, Miljenko Letinić, Željko Letinić, Leon Letinić, Anđelka Letinić, Boris Letinić, Katica Letinić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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