Surname Ivančević in modern Croatia

Ivančević families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Ivanec area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area). In Davidovići in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Ivančević.

Prevalence

About 1100 people with faimily name Ivančević live in Croatia today, in 470 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 61 cities and 111 other places, mostly in Zagreb (140), Split (120), Rijeka (50), Vinkovci (30), and in Osijek (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 25 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), the United States (4), Sweden (3), Australia (3), France (3), Switzerland (3), the United Kingdom (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Ivančević (including: Ivancevic , Ivancevich and Ivanchevich ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Ivancevic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Thailand. "Ivancevich " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Radovan Ivančević, Bojan Ivančević, Ljiljana Ivančević, Nataša Ivančević, Željko Ivančević, Milan Ivančević, Đurđica Ivančević, Nediljko Ivančević, Milka Ivančević, Đorđe Ivančević, Mate Ivančević, Miroslav Ivančević, Ivica Ivančević, Tomislav Ivančević, Stjepan Ivančević, Hrvoje Ivančević, Damir Ivančević, Natalija Ivančević, Miloš Ivančević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over fifty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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