Surname Franjević in modern Croatia

Franjević families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Jastrebarsko. In Prhoć in Jastrebarsko every eighth inhabitant had the family name Franjević.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Franjević live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Bjelovar (15), Cazma (10), Stankovo (10), and in Kozice (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Franjević (including: Franjevic , Franiewich ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Franjevic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Franiewich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Franjević, Damjan Franjević, Milivoj Franjević, Ivan Franjević, Emil Franjević, Tihomir Franjević, Dubravko Franjević, Branka Franjević, Krunoslav Franjević, Zvjezdana Franjević, Igor Franjević, Željko Franjević, Davor Franjević, Ivica Franjević, Franjo Franjević, Anđelka Franjević, Andreja Franjević, Melita Franjević, Josip Franjević

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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