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Surname Banje in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Banje families are Croats (from Solin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Solin area.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Banje live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Podstrana in Solin area (10), Orahovica (<5), and in Split (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Banje (including: Banye , Bagne , Bhanje , Banie , Bhanjee , Bhagne , Banjee , Bannye and Bhanye ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. The family name "Banje " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Banie " is used by some 80 people in Ghana , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Gabon. "Bagne " is used by some 400 people in the Philippines , about 400 in Brazil , and some 300 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vesela Banje,
Ljiljana Banje,
Marijana Banje,
Žarko Banje,
Ante Banje,
Branko Banje,
Silvana Banje,
Dobrila Banje,
Vladimir Banje,
Meri Banje,
Ivana Banje,
Bernardica Banje,
Dinko Banje,
Milenka Banje,
Zoran Banje,
Antonela Banje,
Marina Banje,
Goran Banje,
Draginja Banje