Surname Banah in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Banah families are Croats (from Pleternica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica area and in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Banah live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Slavonski Brod (<5), Split (<5), and in Grubine in Imotski area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Banah (including: Banach , Bannach , Bannah , Banath , Banachi , Banathy , Banathu , Banathi and Banatha ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Banach " is used by some 10000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Germany. "Bannach " is used by some 500 people in Brazil , about 400 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Banachi " is used by some 80 people in Brazil and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Banah, Ivan Banah, Stjepan Banah, Željka Banah, Anka Banah, Ivica Banah, Jelica Banah, Katica Banah, Stipo Banah

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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