Surname Banić in modern Croatia

Banić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Otocac. In Predošćica on the Island of Cres every second inhabitant had the family name Banić.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Banić live in Croatia today, in 690 households. There were 1700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 66 cities and 148 other places, mostly in Zagreb (330), Split (115), Zadar (80), Covici (55), and in Rijeka (55).

Outside Croatia

At least 33 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (12), Australia (6), the United States (5), Austria (4), Canada (3), France (2), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Banić (including: Banic , Banich , Banick , Bannick , Banics , Bahnick , Banici , Banicz , Banicha and Bannici ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Banic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Australia. "Banich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Peru , and some 60 people in Belarus. "Banick " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Bangladesh , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Davor Banić, Josipa Banić, Slavica Banić, Marko Banić, Duško Banić, Senka Banić, Stanko Banić, Damir Banić, Željko Banić, Tihomir Banić, Dubravka Banić, Stjepan Banić, Martin Banić, Petar Banić, Gabriela Banić, Ivica Banić, Miroslav Banić, Suzana Banić, Nedjeljko Banić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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