Surname Franjčević in modern Croatia

Franjčević families are Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Franjčević live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 8 other places, mostly in Crncevec in Krizevci area (20), Sesvete (<10), Selanec in Krizevci area (<10), Sopron in Varazdinske Toplice area (<10), and in Dumovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Franjčević (including: Franjcevic , Franicevic , Franichevich and Franicevich ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. "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

Dalibor Franjčević, Dražen Franjčević, Željka Franjčević, Željko Franjčević, Vera Franjčević, Milica Franjčević, Miroslav Franjčević, Krunoslav Franjčević, Ivica Franjčević, Alen Franjčević, Josip Franjčević, Nevenka Franjčević, Ivan Franjčević, Dragutin Franjčević, Zdravko Franjčević, Katica Franjčević, Dejan Franjčević, Antonio Franjčević, Stjepan Franjčević

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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