Surname Franičević in modern Croatia

Franičević families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Hvar. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Hvar. In Sućuraj on the Island of Hvar every ninth inhabitant had the family name Franičević.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Franičević live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Split (40), Sucuraj on the Island of Hvar (35), Zagreb (20), Opuzen (20), and in Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar (10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: New Zealand (2), the United States (2), and to Argentina (2).
Family name Franičević (including: Franicevic , Franicevich and Franichevich ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Franicevic " is used by some 100 people in New Zealand , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Franicevich " is used by some 100 people in Argentina and about 60 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlasta Franičević, Ivan Franičević, Zoran Franičević, Mile Franičević, Frane Franičević, Davor Franičević, Inga Franičević, Lovrenco Franičević, Željko Franičević, Vojmir Franičević, Branko Franičević, Suzana Franičević, Vedran Franičević, Ada Franičević, Jakov Franičević, Marija Franičević, Marijo Franičević, Živko Franičević, Nina Franičević

Mentions in sources

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

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