Surname Franješ in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Franješ families are Croats (from Cazma ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazma and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Franješ live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Gornji Draganec (<10), Cazma (<10), Vagovina (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Franješ (including: Franjes , Franjesh and Franies ) is present in four countries on three continents. "Franjesh " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Franješ, Ivica Franješ, Vesnica Franješ, Marica Franješ, Zlatko Franješ, Mladen Franješ, Anđelka Franješ, Rezika Franješ, Ivan Franješ, Ljerko Franješ, Marko Franješ, Karlo Franješ, Morena Franješ, Milka Franješ, Josip Franješ, Marija Franješ, Kata Franješ, Mara Franješ, Ljuba Franješ

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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