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Surname Drnjević in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Drnjević families are almost entirely Croats (from Rijeka ), barely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Trinajstići in Kastav every eighth inhabitant had the family name Drnjević.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Drnjević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Rijeka (10), Split (<10), Opatija (<10), and in Crikvenica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Drnjević (including: Drnjevic , Drnjevich , Dernjevich and Dernievich ) is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Drnjevic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Italy. "Drnjevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Branimir Drnjević,
Ognjen Drnjević,
Boris Drnjević,
Sandra Drnjević,
Marko Drnjević,
Igor Drnjević,
Željko Drnjević,
Nella Drnjević,
Danijel Drnjević,
Milivoj Drnjević,
Zoran Drnjević,
Dijana Drnjević,
Kristina Drnjević,
Toni Drnjević,
Tina Drnjević,
Albert Drnjević,
Jelka Drnjević,
Zlatko Drnjević,
Marijan Drnjević
