Surname Skender in modern Croatia

Skender families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Imotski area. In Dobrinče in Imotski area every third inhabitant had the family name Skender.

Prevalence

About 980 people with faimily name Skender live in Croatia today, in 420 households. There were 890 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 53 cities and 86 other places, mostly in Zagreb (200), Dobrince in Imotski area (60), Rijeka (45), Osijek (45), and in Lukinic Brdo in Glina area (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), the United States (5), Australia (4), Canada (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Skender (including: Schlender , Schwender , Schluender , Schender , Schruender , Schiender and Schrender ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Skender " is used by some 3000 people in Algeria , about 600 in the United States , and some 200 people in Australia. "Schender " is used by small number of people in Italy , small number in Indonesia , and small number in the United States. "Schlender " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Skender, Nikolina Skender, Andrej Skender, Josip Skender, Vladimir Skender, Milivoj Skender, Neven Skender, Ana Skender, Tomislav Skender, Miroslav Skender, Alen Skender, Danijel Skender, Biserka Skender, Dario Skender, Romana Skender, Nediljko Skender, Ivan Skender, Višnja Skender, Dubravka Skender

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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