Surname Janco in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Janco families are Croats (from Opatija area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Janco live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Lovran in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janco (including: Yanco , Janzso , Jancco , Ianco , Yancho , Yanzoo , Yanzo , Jancho and Janzzo ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Janco " is used by some 2000 people in Bolivia , about 900 in the United States , and some 800 people in Slovakia. "Janzzo " is used by few people in the United States. "Yanco " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Iraq.

Characteristic first names

Daniela Janco, Evelina Janco, Giovanni Janco, Igor Janco, Marco Janco, Marija Janco, Natale Janco

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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