Surname Malenić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Malenić families are generally Croats (from Zagreb ), very rarely Serbs, and barely Montenegrins (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Jastrebarsko.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Malenić live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Demerje (<10), Savudrija (<5), Jezdovec (<5), and in Pavlovcani (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Malenić (including: Malenic , Malenich and Malenick ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Malenic " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in France. "Malenich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Malenick " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Martina Malenić, Marina Malenić, Siniša Malenić, Krunoslav Malenić, Dijana Malenić, Gordana Malenić, Marijana Malenić, Katarina Malenić, Mirjana Malenić, Robert Malenić, Davor Malenić, Dragutin Malenić, Olivera Malenić, Juraj Malenić, Milan Malenić, Tomo Malenić, Ljiljana Malenić, Josip Malenić, Nenad Malenić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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