Surname Hanž in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hanž families are almost entirely Croats (from Zabok area ), barely Czechs (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Zabok area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Hanž live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Vrankovec in Zabok area (<10), Sela (<10), Jazvenik (<10), and in Staro Pracno (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hanž (including: Hanz , Thanz , Hanzha , Chanz and Hanzs ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Hanz " is used by some 2000 people in Indonesia , about 900 in the Philippines , and some 800 people in the United States. "Thanz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hanzs " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ljubomir Hanž, Darko Hanž, Damir Hanž, Branko Hanž, Ivan Hanž, Darija Hanž, Josip Hanž, Perica Hanž, Ninoslav Hanž, Vesna Hanž, Verica Hanž, Valentina Hanž, Mario Hanž, Vjekoslav Hanž, Dragutin Hanž, Katica Hanž, Draga Hanž, Nikol Hanž, Martin Hanž

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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