Surname Dijanović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Dijanović families are almost entirely Croats (from Donji Miholjac ), barely Serbs. The first known mention of surnames dates from the 15th century. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Donji Miholjac. In Lalići in Bjelovar area every third inhabitant had the family name Dijanović.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Dijanović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Lalici in Bjelovar area (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Visnjevac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Dijanović is present in three countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Mario Dijanović, Anica Dijanović, Tomislav Dijanović, Slavka Dijanović, Marija Dijanović, Nenad Dijanović, Branko Dijanović, Željka Dijanović, Krešimir Dijanović, Mato Dijanović, Goran Dijanović, Saša Dijanović, Maja Dijanović, Zlatko Dijanović, Josip Dijanović, Zdenka Dijanović, Jasenko Dijanović, Ivan Dijanović, Barbara Dijanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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