Surname Malenšek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Malenšek families are generally Croats (from Karlovac ), rarely Slovenes (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Malenšek live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Pula (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Spahici in Vrbovsko area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Malenšek (including: Malensek , Malenshek and Malenschek ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Malensek " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Italy. "Malenshek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alen Malenšek, Ignac Malenšek, Alenka Malenšek, Dunja Malenšek, Dušanka Malenšek, Martin Malenšek, Mirjana Malenšek, Danijel Malenšek, Davorin Malenšek, Matej Malenšek, Lana Malenšek, Elio Malenšek, Ana Malenšek, Alojz Malenšek, Mojca Malenšek, Slavica Malenšek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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