Surname Damjanov in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Damjanov families are generally Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), very rarely Italians (from Pula ), and barely Bosniaks (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Damjanov live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dubosevica in Beli Manastir area (15), Kastel Gomilica (<10), Knezevi Vinogradi in Beli Manastir area (<5), Split (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Damjanov (including: Damyanov , Damianov ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. "Damianov " is used by some 2000 people in Bulgaria , about 70 in Romania , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Damjanov, Slaven Damjanov, Ivan Damjanov, Nenad Damjanov, Ivica Damjanov, Pavo Damjanov, Jasminka Damjanov, Matija Damjanov, Damir Damjanov, Kata Damjanov, Roko Damjanov, Mirela Damjanov, Branislav Damjanov, Petar Damjanov, Sava Damjanov, Simeon Damjanov, Tatjana Damjanov, Zvonimir Damjanov, Dragica Damjanov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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