Surname Hanjalić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hanjalić families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Bosniaks (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Podrinje, Bosnia (Foca area) and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area). In Daničići in Podrinje (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Hanjalić.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Hanjalić live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Zagreb (<5) and Zaostrog in Ploce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hanjalić is present in 10 countries on three continents.

Characteristic first names

Kemal Hanjalić, Vera Hanjalić, Sulejman Hanjalić, Suada Hanjalić, Muamer Hanjalić, Denis Hanjalić, Damir Hanjalić, Mare Hanjalić, Nermin Hanjalić, Nusreta Hanjalić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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