Surname Hanjec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Hanjec live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Hrastovica (10) and Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hanjec (including: Hanyecz , Haniez and Haniec ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. "Hanyecz " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Jasna Hanjec, Josip Hanjec, Mirko Hanjec, Marijan Hanjec, Ankica Hanjec, Barbara Hanjec, Amalija Hanjec, Ivica Hanjec, Vinko Hanjec, Nadica Hanjec, Katarina Hanjec, Ana Hanjec, Ivan Hanjec, Bara Hanjec, Jelica Hanjec, Joso Hanjec, Katica Hanjec, Ljubica Hanjec, Marica Hanjec

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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