Surname Jankov in modern Croatia

Jankov families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Vodice , also Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Jankov live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Split (25), Borovo in Vukovar area (25), Vodice (15), and in Klis in Solin area (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jankov (including: Yankov , Iankov , Jankow , Yankow , Jancov , Jahnkow , Yanchov , Lyankov and Yancov ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Iankov " is used by some 900 people in Bulgaria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Jankow " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Switzerland , and some 80 people in Germany. "Yankow " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Bulgaria.

Characteristic first names

Davor Jankov, Zdenko Jankov, Ljubinko Jankov, Silva Jankov, Maja Jankov, Vlatko Jankov, Maksim Jankov, Vlatka Jankov, Iva Jankov, Ivan Jankov, Suzana Jankov, Milivoj Jankov, Andi Jankov, Ivica Jankov, Marijana Jankov, Đorđe Jankov, Dražimir Jankov, Slaven Jankov, Goran Jankov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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