Surname Janković in modern Croatia

Janković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Slavonski Brod area. According to some sources they are from Bisko near Trilj or from Bosnia, rarely Serbs, and Roms (Bjelovar). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod. In places Oriovčić and Jakačina Mala in Slavonski Brod area every third inhabitant had the family name Janković.

Prevalence

About 4100 people with faimily name Janković live in Croatia today, in 1900 households. There were 4000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 94 cities and 415 other places, mostly in Zagreb (640), Rijeka (175), Osijek (155), Slavonski Brod (135), and in Split (125).

Outside Croatia

At least 85 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (30), the United States (15), Austria (9), Australia (9), Canada (5), France (5), Switzerland (3), the United Kingdom (3), Spain (2), South Africa (1), Chile (1), New Zealand (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Janković (including: Jankovic , Yankovich , Jankovich , Jankowicz , Yankovic , Jankowitsch , Yankowich , Jankoviech , Iankovich and Iankovic ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Jankovic " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in Germany , and some 800 people in Slovakia. "Jankovich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 200 in Hungary , and some 200 people in South Africa. "Yankovich " is used by some 1000 people in Belarus , about 900 in Russian Federation , and some 800 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Janković, Nikola Janković, Vesna Janković, Mia Janković, Dunja Janković, Josip Janković, Damir Janković, Stipan Janković, Marijana Janković, Ivan Janković, Borislav Janković, Borivoj Janković, Saša Janković, Velibor Janković, Dragan Janković, Suzana Janković, Doris Janković, Štefica Janković, Amila Janković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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