Surname Pinto in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pinto families are predominantly Croats (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Italians (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pinto live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zadar (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Dalj in Vinkovci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pinto (including: Pintoo , Pintto , Piento , Piinto , Ppinto , Pinnto , Pynto and Pintho ) is present in 151 countries worldwide. "Piento " is used by some 70 people in France , about 70 in Japan , and small number of people in the United States. "Pynto " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Pinto, Giorgio Pinto, Margarida Pinto, Robert Pinto, Radmila Pinto, Klara Pinto, Bencion Pinto, Nela Pinto, Maria Pinto, Marija Pinto, Antonino Pinto, Natalija Pinto, Carmelo Pinto

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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