Mladina families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Mladina live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Split (60), Zagreb (35), Glavice (30), Trilj in Sinj area (20), and in Sinj (20).
Outside Croatia
At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), South Africa (1), and to Germany (1). Family name Mladina is present in 13 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.