Surname Janovski in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Janovski live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<5), Hreljin (<5), Strosinci in Zupanja area (<5), and in Kostrena Sveta Lucija in Bakr area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janovski (including: Janowski , Yanovski , Janowsky , Janovsky , Janovszky , Yanowski , Ianowski , Ianovski and Janovszki ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Janovski " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Janowski " is used by some 9000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Yanowski " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Ervin Janovski, Silvija Janovski, Helena Janovski, Mirjana Janovski, Neda Janovski, Aleksandar Janovski, Dalibor Janovski, Robert Janovski, Vera Janovski, Branko Janovski, Marija Janovski, Josip Janovski, Emilija Janovski, Franjo Janovski, Alojzije Janovski, Ivo Janovski, Nada Janovski, Stanojka Janovski, Karolina Janovski

Mentions in sources

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

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories