Surname Ven in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ven families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Ven live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Funtana in Rovinj area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), Aljmas in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ven (including: Wen , Veen , Venn , Wenn , Wehn , Venh , Vehn , Vhen and Veern ) is present in 127 countries worldwide. "Veen " is used by some 7000 people in the Netherlands , about 800 in the United States , and some 600 people in Germany. "Venn " is used by some 2000 people in Sierra Leone , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Great Britain. "Vehn " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Ven, Darko Ven, Anica Ven, Nataša Ven, Zoran Ven, Andraš Ven, Sandy Ven, Zvonko Ven, Slavica Ven, Josip Ven, Roza Ven, Stjepan Ven, Veronika Ven, Sunčica Ven, Sanja Ven, Nikola Ven, Philip Ven, Suzana Ven, Karlo Ven

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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