Surname Baniček in modern Croatia

Baniček families are Croats and they are mostly from Lepoglava area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Lepoglava area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Baniček live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Koprivnica (20), Varazdin (15), Sinkovica Bednjanska in Lepoglava area (10), and in Sekirisce in Zabok area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Baniček (including: Banicek , Banichek and Bahnícek ) is present in 9 countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Renato Baniček, Boris Baniček, Borislav Baniček, Darko Baniček, Slavko Baniček, Nenad Baniček, Damir Baniček, Izidor Baniček, Nataša Baniček, Jasna Baniček, Tomislav Baniček, Danko Baniček, Josip Baniček, Mariana Baniček, Alan Baniček, Domagoj Baniček, Stjepan Baniček, Đurđica Baniček, Ljerka Baniček

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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