Surname Đukanović in modern Croatia

Đukanović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , also Croats (Banja Luka area, Bosnia), very rarely Montenegrins. According to some sources the family name originates from Ozren area in Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area).

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Đukanović live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Markusica in Vinkovci area (20), Bjelovar (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đukanović (including: Djukanovic , Dukanovic , Ducanovic and Dukanovich ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Djukanovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Australia. "Dukanovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Ducanovic " is used by small number of people in Sweden and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljubica Đukanović, Dragan Đukanović, Ksenija Đukanović, Marinko Đukanović, Marina Đukanović, Tatjana Đukanović, Virginija Đukanović, Miladin Đukanović, Petra Đukanović, Stanislav Đukanović, Jelka Đukanović, Stevo Đukanović, Borislav Đukanović, Miljena Đukanović, Natalija Đukanović, Saša Đukanović, Gordana Đukanović, Radmila Đukanović, Tanja Đukanović

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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