Surname Valentin in modern Croatia

Valentin families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Valentin live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Djakovo (20), Rijeka (15), Brinje in Senj area (10), Medveja in Opatija area (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Switzerland (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Valentin (including: Valentyn , Walentin , Vallentin , Valentien , Valentín , Valenthin , Vallenthin , Valentiin and Valenthien ) is present in 116 countries worldwide. The family name "Valentin " is used by some 30000 people in Romania , about 20000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in France. "Valentien " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Valentyn " is used by some 1000 people in South Africa , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Nada Valentin, Saša Valentin, Zlatko Valentin, Tatjana Valentin, Mihael Valentin, Davorin Valentin, Nataša Valentin, Siniša Valentin, Jadranka Valentin, Sabina Valentin, Pavo Valentin, Klaudio Valentin, Antun Valentin, Alen Valentin, Tomislav Valentin, Mira Valentin, Marino Valentin, Diana Valentin, Mara Valentin

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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