Surname Desnica in modern Croatia

Desnica families are generally Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Biograd na moru area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Desnica live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Vrana in Biograd na moru area (25), Split (25), Biograd na moru (20), and in Zadar (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Desnica (including: Desnizza , Deshnica and Desniza ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Desnica " is used by some 100 people in Germany , small number in Australia , and small number in the United States. "Desniza " is used by few people in the United States. "Deshnica " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nataša Desnica, Ana Desnica, Miroslav Desnica, Uroš Desnica, Boško Desnica, Denis Desnica, Marina Desnica, Sonja Desnica, Oleg Desnica, Damir Desnica, Božidar Desnica, Darko Desnica, Andrea Desnica, Marin Desnica, Nenad Desnica, Ivana Desnica, Tanja Desnica, Danijela Desnica, Sandro Desnica

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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