Surname Valter in modern Croatia

Valter families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Vrbovec area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Valter live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Nasice (<10), Strazanac in Daruvar area (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Strosinci in Zupanja area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Valter (including: Walter , Walther , Wallter , Valther , Waltter , Whalter , Valtter , Wahlter and Valthier ) is present in 162 countries worldwide. "Walter " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 100000 in the United States , and some 30000 people in Brazil. "Walther " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 8000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Switzerland. "Wallter " is used by small number of people in Sweden , small number in Venezuela , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kruna Valter, Zdravko Valter, Mladen Valter, Daniel Valter, Dalibor Valter, Nevenka Valter, Stjepan Valter, Sandra Valter, Jelena Valter, Ančica Valter, Andro Valter, Mirjana Valter, Valentina Valter, Ladislav Valter, Ernest Valter, Josip Valter, Željko Valter, Marica Valter, Dario Valter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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