Surname Andjal in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Andjal families are predominantly Croats (from Pakrac ), rarely Hungarians (from Daruvar area ), and very rarely Czechs (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Andjal live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Gornji Sredjani in Daruvar area (<10), Pakrac (<5), Daruvar (<5), Kapelica (<5), and in Garesnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Andjal (including: Andyal , Andhyal , Handyal and Handjal ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Handyal " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Andjal, Božidar Andjal, Tina Andjal, Bruno Andjal, Mira Andjal, Marijo Andjal, Branka Andjal, Istvan Andjal, Vesna Andjal, Ljiljana Andjal, Mihael Andjal, Julijana Andjal, Franjo Andjal, Gjuro Andjal, Regina Andjal, Stjepan Andjal, Nada Andjal, Vilko Andjal, Štefica Andjal

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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