Surname Vinter in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Vinter live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Resetari in Nova Gradiska area (10), Graberec in Vrbovec area (10), Busevec (<10), and in Falinic Breg in Ivanec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vinter (including: Winter , Winther , Wynter , Vinther , Wintter , Whinter and Whynter ) is present in 145 countries worldwide. "Vinther " is used by some 2000 people in Denmark , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Winter " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Germany , and some 10000 people in Brazil. "Winther " is used by some 5000 people in Denmark , about 1000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Norway.

Characteristic first names

Sanja Vinter, Ivan Vinter, Goran Vinter, Josip Vinter, Damir Vinter, Tomislav Vinter, Marijan Vinter, Miljenka Vinter, Josipa Vinter, Alma Vinter, Nenad Vinter, Zlatko Vinter, Natalija Vinter, Michael Vinter, Maja Vinter, Dejan Vinter, Mirko Vinter, Krešimir Vinter, Kristina Vinter

Mentions in sources

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

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