Surname Janda in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Janda families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar area ), less frequently Czechs (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Janda live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Daruvar (15), Koncanica in Daruvar area (15), Zagreb (15), Rijeka (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janda (including: Yanda , Lyanda , Jhanda , Yandha , Ianda , Jandha , Yandaa , Jandah and Jahnda ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. The family name "Janda " is used by some 6000 people in Czech Republic , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in the Philippines. "Ianda " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jhanda " is used by some 300 people in Kenya , about 100 in Bangladesh , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dalibor Janda, Željko Janda, Marina Janda, Romana Janda, Oto Janda, Boris Janda, Danijela Janda, Zdenka Janda, Danijel Janda, Valerija Janda, Jozo Janda, Zvonko Janda, Indrih Janda, Ljerka Janda, Ruža Janda, Ivica Janda, Tomaš Janda, Dubravka Janda, Franjo Janda

Mentions in sources

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

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