Surname Plevnik in modern Croatia

Plevnik families are largely Croats the family name originates from Zagreb , rarely Slovenes . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Plevnik live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Voloder in Kutina area (10), Osijek (<10), Glavnica Gornja (<10), and in Sesvete (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Plevnik (including: Plevnic , Plevnick and Plewnick ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Plevnik " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in the United States. "Plewnick " is used by few people in the United States. "Plevnic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasminka Plevnik, Danko Plevnik, Ninoslav Plevnik, Stanko Plevnik, Jadranka Plevnik, Ljerko Plevnik, Anita Plevnik, Karmen Plevnik, Mladen Plevnik, Karl Plevnik, Dražen Plevnik, Marijan Plevnik, Sandra Plevnik, Darko Plevnik, Jože Plevnik, Suzane Plevnik, Dina Plevnik, Božo Plevnik, Božica Plevnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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