Surname Ivaniš in modern Croatia

Ivaniš families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Zagreb. In Kestenovac in Obrovac area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Ivaniš.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Ivaniš live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 25 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Slavonski Brod (40), Rijeka (25), Novo Selo (20), and in Varazdin (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ivaniš (including: Ivanish , Ivanis , Ivanysh , Ivanisch and Ivanys ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. The family name "Ivanis " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Ivanish " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Ivaniš, Vlado Ivaniš, Nikola Ivaniš, Goran Ivaniš, Marija Ivaniš, Ana Ivaniš, Vlaho Ivaniš, Miroslav Ivaniš, Martina Ivaniš, Alis Ivaniš, Ivan Ivaniš, Dalibor Ivaniš, Vedran Ivaniš, Biserka Ivaniš, Davor Ivaniš, Saša Ivaniš, Ivo Ivaniš, Jadranka Ivaniš, Jako Ivaniš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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