Surname Šanović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šanović families are Croats (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and in Petrinja area. In Donje Jame in Glina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Šanović.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Šanović live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and four other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (<10), Vukovar (<5), Petrinja (<5), Glina (<5), and in Gradici (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šanović (including: Sanovic , Sanovich , Shanovich , Sanovicz , Schanovich , Shahnovich , Sanowicz , Shpanovich , Shmanovich and Shanowicz ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Sanovic " is used by small number of people in Turkey , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Sanovich " is used by some 70 people in Russian Federation , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Shanovich " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Belarus , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Joso Šanović, Karolina Šanović, Miroslav Šanović, Nada Šanović, Đuro Šanović, Josip Šanović, Biserka Šanović, Marko Šanović, Katica Šanović, Ankica Šanović, Zoran Šanović, Jasnica Šanović, Edita Šanović, Vjekoslav Šanović, Ivan Šanović, Kata Šanović, Mara Šanović, Jaga Šanović, Dragan Šanović

Mentions in sources

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

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