Surname Janko in modern Croatia

Janko families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Porec area , rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Porec area. In Orbani in Porec area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Janko.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Janko live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 290 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Pula (45), Porec (45), Rovinj (30), Zagreb (20), and in Rijeka (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Sweden (2), Germany (2), Australia (1), France (1), Brazil (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Janko (including: Yanko , Janco , Jancco , Jancko , Jankoo , Jankko , Ianko , Jankó and Jankho ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Yanko " is used by some 4000 people in Ukraine , about 2000 in Russian Federation , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Jancko " is used by some 200 people in Bolivia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Janco " is used by some 2000 people in Bolivia , about 900 in the United States , and some 800 people in Slovakia.

Characteristic first names

Dorian Janko, Damir Janko, Dinko Janko, Slavjanka Janko, Nidija Janko, Nevija Janko, Petar Janko, Denis Janko, Loris Janko, Livio Janko, Silvano Janko, Elio Janko, Kristijan Janko, Fiorenco Janko, Devis Janko, Josip Janko, Renata Janko, Ivanka Janko, Ingrid Janko

Mentions in sources

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

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