Surname Santini in modern Croatia

Santini families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. According to some sources they are from Italy. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Santini live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Turanj in Biograd na moru area (170), Zadar (50), Zagreb (40), Split (20), and in Sibenik (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Santini (including: Shanthini , Santiny , Santinni , Shantini and Santhini ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. The family name "Santini " is used by some 30000 people in Italy , about 20000 in Brazil , and some 6000 people in the United States. "Santiny " is used by some 80 people in Brazil and about 80 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Guste Santini, Mirjana Santini, Ivona Santini, Ivan Santini, Marija Santini, Emanuela Santini, Ivica Santini, Jagoda Santini, Vinko Santini, Mile Santini, Smiljana Santini, Nenad Santini, Edo Santini, Krunoslav Santini, Lucijana Santini, Jadranko Santini, Senka Santini, Petar Santini, Sandro Santini

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1742 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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