Surname Janjetović in modern Croatia

Janjetović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , whereas often Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area) and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Janjetović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Velika Gorica (15), Slavonski Brod (15), Vukovar (15), and in Sisak (10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Janjetović is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Janjetovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Norway , and small number of people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Nebojša Janjetović, Mirko Janjetović, Nada Janjetović, Maja Janjetović, Goran Janjetović, Neven Janjetović, Robert Janjetović, Zorica Janjetović, Josipa Janjetović, Miroslav Janjetović, Slobodan Janjetović, Nenad Janjetović, Bogdanka Janjetović, Zoran Janjetović, Tina Janjetović, Mara Janjetović, Rade Janjetović, Dubravka Janjetović, Radomirka Janjetović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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