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Surname Martinez in modern Croatia
Martinez families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. According to some sources they are from Spain. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area. In Beletinec in Varazdin area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Martinez.
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Prevalence
About 260 people with faimily name Martinez live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Varazdin (105), Sveti Ilija in Varazdin area (50), Zagreb (20), and in Beletinec (15) and Beretinec (<10) in Varazdin area.
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Argentina (1), the United States (1), Germany (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Martinez (including: Martiinez , Marttinez , Martinezz , Marrtinez , Maertinez , Martienez , Martineez , Marthinez and Mardtinez ) is present in 187 countries worldwide. The family name "Martinez " is used by some 8000000 people in Mexico , about 3000000 in Spain , and some 3000000 people in the United States. "Mardtinez " is used by few people in the United States. "Martienez " is used by some 200 people in Mexico , small number in Dominican Republic , and small number of people in Guatemala , small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Igor Martinez,
Sanja Martinez,
Mirko Martinez,
Marko Martinez,
Natalija Martinez,
Andreja Martinez,
Nataša Martinez,
Marina Martinez,
Marinko Martinez,
Vedran Martinez,
Štefica Martinez,
Josip Martinez,
Biserka Martinez,
Ivica Martinez,
Ivan Martinez,
Smiljan Martinez,
Franjo Martinez,
Roman Martinez,
Dubravko Martinez
