Surname Velenik in modern Croatia

Velenik families are Croats and they are mostly from Porec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Porec. In Veleniki in Porec every second inhabitant had the family name Velenik.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Velenik live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Veleniki (50), Porec (40), Pula (10), Vrsar in Rovinj area (10), and in Buici (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Velenik (including: Vellenich , Velenich and Velenic ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. The family name "Velenik " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Robert Velenik, Damir Velenik, Ivo Velenik, Sandra Velenik, Goran Velenik, Valter Velenik, Vedran Velenik, Sandro Velenik, Aleksandar Velenik, Franko Velenik, Karmen Velenik, Silvija Velenik, Ivana Velenik, Gordana Velenik, Lidija Velenik, Marjan Velenik, Lorena Velenik, Nenad Velenik, Milka Velenik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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