Surname Banjac in modern Croatia

Banjac families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), but often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bosanska Krupa area). In Donji Dubovik in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every seventh inhabitant had the family name Banjac.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Banjac live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Pakrac (10), Budimci in Nasice area (10), Osijek (<10), and in Koska in Nasice area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (5), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Banjac (including: Banyaz , Banyac ) is present in 25 countries on four continents. The family name "Banjac " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 60 in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Banyac " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željka Banjac, Nenad Banjac, Milan Banjac, Žarko Banjac, Boris Banjac, Marko Banjac, Mario Banjac, Jagoda Banjac, Silva Banjac, Milian Banjac, Drago Banjac, Dijana Banjac, Martina Banjac, Nikola Banjac, Davor Banjac, Mirela Banjac, Olivera Banjac, Maja Banjac, Goran Banjac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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