Surname Banov in modern Croatia

Banov families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area , rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Biograd na moru area and in Rijeka. In Vrgada in Biograd na moru area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Banov.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Banov live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Vrgada in Biograd na moru area (25), Rijeka (15), Split (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Banov (including: Bannov , Banow , Bannow and Baanov ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. "Banow " is used by some 200 people in Brazil , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Bannow " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Natalija Banov, Antonija Banov, Ines Banov, Joško Banov, Reni Banov, Ornela Banov, Ivan Banov, Dubravka Banov, Robert Banov, Dunja Banov, Antun Banov, Vjekoslav Banov, Arpad Banov, Daliborka Banov, Damir Banov, Zoran Banov, Viktor Banov, Sergio Banov, Biljana Banov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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