Surname Pinter in modern Croatia

Pinter families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , less frequently Hungarians (from Banat, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Pinter live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Osijek (50), Zagreb (40), Nasice (20), Vinkovci (20), and in Varazdin (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pinter (including: Pindter , Pinther , Pintér , Pinthier , Pynter and Pienter ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Pinter " is used by some 20000 people in Hungary , about 7000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Germany. "Pinther " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and some 50 people in Argentina. "Pienter " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Pinter, Darko Pinter, Tomislav Pinter, Nino Pinter, Marjan Pinter, Šarolta Pinter, Igor Pinter, Danijel Pinter, Vesna Pinter, Zvonimir Pinter, Tihomir Pinter, Ana Pinter, Josip Pinter, Antonio Pinter, Tomo Pinter, Damir Pinter, Mihaela Pinter, Laslo Pinter, Ivan Pinter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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