Surname Janći in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Janći families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djurdjevac area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Janći live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Ribnjacka in Grubisno Polje area (<5), Bjelovar (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Djurdjevac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janći (including: Janci , Yanci , Yanchi , Yancie , Jantschi , Janchi , Ianci , Janchie , Jancie and Ianchi ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Janci " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 400 in the United States , and some 400 people in Czech Republic. "Janchi " is used by few people in Ukraine and few people in the United States. "Jantschi " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Janći, Blaženka Janći, Mara Janći, Ivan Janći, Alen Janći, Siniša Janći, Srećko Janći, Marina Janći, Mirjana Janći, Ivanka Janći, Miroslav Janći, Vesna Janći, Neven Janći, Marija Janći, Ana Janći, Gjuro Janći, Jana Janći, Magda Janći, Mia Janći

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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