Surname Vencl in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Vencl live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Slatina (15), Nova Bukovica in Slatina area (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Vencl (including: Wenzl , Venzl , Wencl and Wentzl ) is present in 26 countries on four continents. The family name "Vencl " is used by some 700 people in Democratic Republic of Congo , about 600 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in the United States. "Wencl " is used by some 300 people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Wenzl " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 700 people in Austria.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Vencl, Željko Vencl, Ivica Vencl, Vladimir Vencl, Stjepan Vencl, Darija Vencl, Josip Vencl, Petar Vencl, Ivana Vencl, Zdravko Vencl, Damir Vencl, Stanislava Vencl, Vlado Vencl, Mladen Vencl, Nedjeljka Vencl, Silvija Vencl, Oto Vencl, Marica Vencl, Dubravko Vencl

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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