Surname Galjanić in modern Croatia

Galjanić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Krk. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and on the Island of Krk.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Galjanić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Rijeka (30), Punat on the Island of Krk (20), Zagreb (15), and in Jurandvor (<10) and Stara Baska (<10) on the Island of Krk.

Outside Croatia

At least 19 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (14), Australia (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), and to France (1).
Family name Galjanić (including: Galjanic , Galyanich , Galjanich , Galyanych and Galianich ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Galjanic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Galjanich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anamaria Galjanić, Slobodan Galjanić, Stanko Galjanić, Srećko Galjanić, Bruna Galjanić, Josip Galjanić, Antun Galjanić, Nedjeljko Galjanić, Biserka Galjanić, Ornela Galjanić, Tomislav Galjanić, Helga Galjanić, Sunčica Galjanić, Flore Galjanić, Danijel Galjanić, Marija Galjanić, Marijan Galjanić, Žarko Galjanić, Ivanka Galjanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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