Surname Vošten in modern Croatia

Vošten families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Porec area , less frequently Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Porec area. In Vošteni in Porec area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Vošten.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Vošten live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Pula (45), Porec (20), Vosteni in Porec area (20), Rovinj (10), and in Vintijan in Pula area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vošten (including: Wosten , Vosteen and Vosten ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Vosten " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vosteen " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Taiwan.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Vošten, Alen Vošten, Silvija Vošten, Igor Vošten, Slađana Vošten, Marčelo Vošten, Mirna Vošten, Patricija Vošten, Ana Vošten, Barbara Vošten, Vinka Vošten, Miljenko Vošten, Gracijela Vošten, Hana Vošten, Vladimir Vošten, Sanja Vošten, Slobodan Vošten, Mladen Vošten, Orijana Vošten

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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