Surname Jančec in modern Croatia

Jančec families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Jančec live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Cakovec (55), Mala Subotica in Cakovec area (40), Zagreb (20), Turcisce in Prelog area (20), and in Drzimurec in Cakovec area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and Australia (2).
Family name Jančec (including: Jancec , Yancec , Yanchetz , Janchez and Yancez ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. "Yancec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yancez " is used by few people in the United States. "Yanchetz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Jančec, Franjo Jančec, Vlado Jančec, Tihomir Jančec, Boris Jančec, Jelena Jančec, Romina Jančec, Bojan Jančec, Mirjana Jančec, Dejan Jančec, Marko Jančec, Stjepan Jančec, Tomislav Jančec, Anita Jančec, Marija Jančec, Nenad Jančec, Kristijan Jančec, Ivan Jančec, Jasna Jančec

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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