Surname Valenta in modern Croatia

Valenta families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Rovinj area , rarely Italians, and Czechs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin. In Zamask in Pazin every seventh inhabitant had the family name Valenta.

Prevalence

About 410 people with faimily name Valenta live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 41 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Rijeka (20), Slavonski Brod (20), Pozega (20), and in Motovun in Buzet area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (3), the United States (2), Sweden (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Valenta (including: Walenta , Wallenta ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Valenta " is used by some 6000 people in Czech Republic , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Walenta " is used by some 800 people in Poland , about 600 in Germany , and some 400 people in the United States. "Wallenta " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Adriano Valenta, Ankica Valenta, Antun Valenta, Ivica Valenta, Fulvio Valenta, Drago Valenta, Željko Valenta, Vlado Valenta, Ante Valenta, Zdravko Valenta, Gabrijela Valenta, Aldo Valenta, Vesna Valenta, Anica Valenta, Beata Valenta, Irena Valenta, Danijela Valenta, Ludvik Valenta, Suzana Valenta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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