Surname Džanko in modern Croatia

Džanko families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Split. In Mladeškovci in Western Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Džanko.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Džanko live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Osijek (35), Split (20), Dalj in Vinkovci area (15), Vukovar (<10), and in Kastel Luksic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Džanko (including: Danko , Dzanko , Dancho , Danco , Djanko , Dzhanko , Dankoo , Dankó , Dancso and Dhanko ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. The family name "Dzanko " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Turkey , and small number of people in Canada. "Danko " is used by some 20000 people in Ukraine , about 10000 in the United States , and some 9000 people in Russian Federation. "Danco " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 100 people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Džanko, Dominka Džanko, Luka Džanko, Mario Džanko, Krešimir Džanko, Nikša Džanko, Jakica Džanko, Hrvoje Džanko, Josip Džanko, Nataša Džanko, Snježana Džanko, Ljiljana Džanko, Sanja Džanko, Ivan Džanko, Vedran Džanko, Rajka Džanko, Branimir Džanko, Zdenka Džanko, Savjeta Džanko

Mentions in sources

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

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