Surname Januš in modern Croatia

Januš families are Croats and they are mostly from Daruvar area. According to some sources they are from Gorskog kotara. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Novska.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Januš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Pozega (20), Cepin in Osijek area (15), Zagreb (15), Josipovac (10), and in Pula (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Januš (including: Janus , Ianus , Yanush , Janusch , Yanus , Janush , Januss , Yanuss , Yanusch and Ianush ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Janus " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 6000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Germany. "Janush " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Latvia , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Janusch " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands.

Characteristic first names

Dragutin Januš, Zdenko Januš, Sanela Januš, Ivana Januš, Denis Januš, Josip Januš, Tomislav Januš, Ana Januš, Davor Januš, Moris Januš, Zvonimir Januš, Nataša Januš, Nikola Januš, Mladen Januš, Jelena Januš, Zdravko Januš, Ivan Januš, Marina Januš, Zoran Januš

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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