Surname Zlendić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zlendić families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Solta ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Zlendić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Split (15), Rijeka (10), Gornje Selo on the Island of Solta (<10), Milna on the Island of Brac (<10), and in Solin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zlendić (including: Zlendic , Zlendich and Zlendick ) is present in four countries on three continents. "Zlendick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Zlendić, Željko Zlendić, Marijo Zlendić, Dejan Zlendić, Katica Zlendić, Tanja Zlendić, Marinko Zlendić, Ksenija Zlendić, Sandra Zlendić, Viktor Zlendić, Jerko Zlendić, Nada Zlendić, Nevenka Zlendić, Davor Zlendić, Katarina Zlendić, Luka Zlendić, Ante Zlendić, Vicko Zlendić, Ivica Zlendić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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