Surname Jamnik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jamnik families are predominantly Croats (from Ivanec area ), rarely Slovenes (also from Ivanec area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ivanec area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Jamnik live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Cestica in Ivanec area (20), Zagreb (10), Umag (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Otok Virje in Ivanec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jamnik (including: Yamnik , Jamnic , Yamnich , Jamnick , Yamnych and Iamnik ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Jamnik " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 70 people in France. "Yamnik " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Jamnick " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Kenya.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Jamnik, Marijan Jamnik, Anka Jamnik, Andreja Jamnik, Etna Jamnik, August Jamnik, Tomica Jamnik, Nikola Jamnik, Gordana Jamnik, Darjan Jamnik, Irena Jamnik, Milivoj Jamnik, Darko Jamnik, Edvard Jamnik, Dragan Jamnik, Ljubica Jamnik, Tatijana Jamnik, Aleksandra Jamnik, Ivica Jamnik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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