Surname Jahić in modern Croatia

Jahić families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Podrinje (Bosnia), whereas often Croats (iz Tuzla Region, Bosnia). 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 Bosanian Posavina (Bosanska Gradiska area). In Blječeva in Podrinje (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Jahić.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Jahić live in Croatia today, in 50 households.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Pula (30), Rijeka (15), Mavrinci in Rijeka area (15), and in Split (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jahić (including: Jahic , Jachmich and Yahich ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Jahic " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Yemen. "Jachmich " is used by some 60 people in France , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ervin Jahić, Ksenija Jahić, Ismet Jahić, Jusuf Jahić, Milada Jahić, Samira Jahić, Alen Jahić, Edvin Jahić, Julijana Jahić, Denis Jahić, Nermin Jahić, Rifka Jahić, Advan Jahić, Idnir Jahić, Đeneta Jahić, Isak Jahić, Kristina Jahić, Azra Jahić, Dragica Jahić

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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