Surname Jankovec in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Jankovec live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Cemernica Lonjska in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Dugo Selo (<5), Tisina Kaptolska in Sisak area (<5), Pirakovec (<5), and in Pogancec in Vrbovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jankovec (including: Yankovec , Jancovech and Jankowetz ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Jankovec " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Yankovec " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jancovech " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milica Jankovec, Dijana Jankovec, Mladen Jankovec, Marko Jankovec, Marijan Jankovec, Kristijan Jankovec, Jaroslav Jankovec, Tomo Jankovec, Vesna Jankovec, Ivica Jankovec, Marija Jankovec, Alice Jankovec, Zdenka Jankovec, Tihana Jankovec, Stjepan Jankovec, Ana Jankovec, Katica Jankovec, Mijo Jankovec, Branko Jankovec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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