Surname Janović in modern Croatia

Janović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Kotor , Montenegro, less frequently Hungarians (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Janović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Stari Jankovci in Vinkovci area (20), Zagreb (15), Vinkovci (10), and in Nustar (10) and Ivankovo (<10) in Vinkovci area.

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the Netherlands (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Janović (including: Janovic , Yanovich , Janowicz , Janovich , Janowiec , Janowich , Janovicz , Ianovich , Yanovic and Ianovic ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Janovic " is used by some 700 people in Lithuania , about 400 in Slovakia , and some 200 people in the United States. "Janovich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 80 in Latvia , and some 60 people in Brazil. "Janovicz " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Hungary.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Janović, Zvonimir Janović, Sanja Janović, Špiro Janović, Stanislav Janović, Krešimir Janović, Hrvoje Janović, Stanislava Janović, Vlastimir Janović, Radovan Janović, Vesna Janović, Renata Janović, Mirjana Janović, Danijel Janović, Mihaela Janović, Đurđa Janović, Andrija Janović, Aleksandar Janović, Đina Janović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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