Surname Jani in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jani families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Jani live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Djakovo (<10), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Luka Ludbreska in Ludbreg area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jani (including: Yani , Janni , Iani , Janhi , Yanie , Jaani , Janih , Janie and Janii ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. "Janie " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Indonesia , and small number of people in Canada. "Janni " is used by some 300 people in Italy , about 300 in Pakistan , and some 200 people in the United States. "Jannie " is used by some 200 people in Indonesia , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Zimbabwe.

Characteristic first names

Ilija Jani, Josip Jani, Katica Jani, Eduard Jani, Angela Jani, Marija Jani, Boja Jani, Stjepan Jani, Ranka Jani, Annapurna Jani, Nikeshkumar Jani, Ivona Jani, Franjo Jani, Dragutin Jani, Ivka Jani, Jozo Jani, Kata Jani, Nada Jani, Stevo Jani

Mentions in sources

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

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