Surname Arslanagić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Arslanagić families are mainly Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), rarely Bosniaks (from Dubrovnik ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Arslanagić live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Dubrovnik (15), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (<5), Makarska (<5), and in Ozalj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Arslanagić is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Arslanagic " is used by some 90 people in Libya , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Erika Arslanagić, Valid Arslanagić, Abas Arslanagić, Irvin Arslanagić, Zahida Arslanagić, Damir Arslanagić, Midhat Arslanagić, Merima Arslanagić, Asim Arslanagić, Zlatko Arslanagić, Miro Arslanagić, Šemsa Arslanagić, Miralem Arslanagić, Kenan Arslanagić, Milena Arslanagić, Narcis Arslanagić, Maida Arslanagić, Ibrahin Arslanagić, Klare Arslanagić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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