Surname Ferenci in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ferenci families are predominantly Croats (from Zupanja area ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Ferenci live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Vukovar (<10), Bosnjaci in Zupanja area (<10), Zapresic (<5), and in Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ferenci (including: Ferentzi , Ferency , Ferenzi , Ferencie , Ferentzy , Ferenzy and Ferrency ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Ferenci " is used by some 500 people in Hungary , about 80 in the United States , and some 60 people in Brazil. "Ferenzi " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Ferencie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Ferenci, Anita Ferenci, Ljiljana Ferenci, Ivan Ferenci, Saša Ferenci, Nikolina Ferenci, Josip Ferenci, Ištvan Ferenci, Helena Ferenci, Dijana Ferenci, Đuro Ferenci, Sonja Ferenci, Marija Ferenci, Peter Ferenci, Vladimir Ferenci, Stjepan Ferenci, Mario Ferenci, Franjo Ferenci, Ankica Ferenci

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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