Surname Valenčić in modern Croatia

Valenčić families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area. In Smišljak in Vrbovsko every second inhabitant had the family name Valenčić.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Valenčić live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 270 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Rijeka (95), Klana in Opatija area (30), Zagreb (15), Lisac in Opatija area (15), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), Australia (2), the United States (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Valenčić (including: Valencic , Valencich and Walentschik ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Valencic " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 200 in Venezuela , and some 100 people in Australia. "Valencich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Italy. "Walentschik " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Valenčić, Božica Valenčić, Aleksandar Valenčić, Maksim Valenčić, Dženet Valenčić, Mile Valenčić, Goran Valenčić, Mihaela Valenčić, Dorijan Valenčić, Gianfranco Valenčić, Vitomir Valenčić, Dijana Valenčić, Danijel Valenčić, Aldo Valenčić, Mirna Valenčić, Eduard Valenčić, Zdravko Valenčić, Žana Valenčić, Saša Valenčić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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