Surname Telenta in modern Croatia

Telenta families are generally Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Split.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Telenta live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Blato on the Island of Korcula (40), Zagreb (10), Laslovo in Osijek area (<10), Split (<10), and in Knin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Telenta is present in 14 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Telenta, Gordana Telenta, Diana Telenta, Stefi Telenta, Antun Telenta, Damir Telenta, Mario Telenta, Nenad Telenta, Sanja Telenta, Nino Telenta, Dejvi Telenta, Hrvoje Telenta, Florida Telenta, Merica Telenta, Zorana Telenta, Željka Telenta, Davorka Telenta, Nikša Telenta, Nina Telenta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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