Surname Pendelj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pendelj families are generally Croats (from Drnis ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Pendelj live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Vukovar (<10), Majurec (<10), Sibenik (<5), and in Kastel Stafilic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pendelj (including: Pendelli , Pendeli and Pendely ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. "Pendely " is used by few people in the United States. "Pendeli " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mate Pendelj, Miroslav Pendelj, Ivan Pendelj, Ivanna Pendelj, Borislav Pendelj, Ana Pendelj, Aida Pendelj, Damir Pendelj, Zlatoje Pendelj, Zlatica Pendelj, Danica Pendelj, Marija Pendelj, Josip Pendelj, Mato Pendelj, Mara Pendelj, Milena Pendelj, Zvonimir Pendelj, Marica Pendelj, Eva Pendelj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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