Surname Janes in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Janes families are Croats (from Cazma area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazma area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Janes live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Popovaca in Kutina area (<5), Velika Ludina in Cazma area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Gornja Vlahinicka in Cazma area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janes (including: Yanes , Jannes , Ianes , Jahnes , Janesh , Janess , Janesz , Janees and Yaness ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. The family name "Janes " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 10000 in Canada , and some 6000 people in Brazil. "Janess " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Jahnes " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Edin Janes, Marta Janes, Martin Janes, Milan Janes, Boris Janes, Dragutin Janes, Ljerka Janes, Dario Janes, Ivan Janes, Josip Janes, Helena Janes, Mijo Janes, Marija Janes, Franjo Janes, Ljubica Janes, Marijan Janes, Andjelka Janes, Milka Janes, Dražen Janes

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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