Surname Valentić in modern Croatia

Valentić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Slunj area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Slunj area. In Kruškovača in Slunj area every second inhabitant had the family name Valentić.

Prevalence

About 1800 people with faimily name Valentić live in Croatia today, in 740 households. There were 1400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 72 cities and 192 other places, mostly in Zagreb (295), Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (90), Karlovac (85), Rijeka (85), and in Kruskovaca in Slunj area (50).

Outside Croatia

At least 45 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (13), the United States (10), Australia (6), France (4), Canada (4), Austria (3), Norway (2), Switzerland (2), and to Spain (1).
Family name Valentić (including: Valentic , Valentich ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Valentic " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and some 100 people in Australia. "Valentich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Nikica Valentić, Jadranka Valentić, Zoran Valentić, Mirko Valentić, Damir Valentić, Maja Valentić, Branko Valentić, Renata Valentić, Gordana Valentić, Sanja Valentić, Goran Valentić, Igor Valentić, Verica Valentić, Darko Valentić, Tomislav Valentić, Iva Valentić, Nikola Valentić, Danijel Valentić, Jozo Valentić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1673 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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