Surname Janči in modern Croatia

Janči families are Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djurdjevac area.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Janči live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Kalinovac in Djurdjevac area (20), Zagreb (15), Djurdjevac (10), Bjelovar (10), and in Novo Virje in Djurdjevac area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Janči (including: Janci , Yanci , Yanchi , Yancie , Janchi , Jantschi , 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

Luka Janči, Andor Janči, Tibor Janči, Siniša Janči, Nada Janči, Dejan Janči, Zdravko Janči, Đuro Janči, Mirjana Janči, Antun Janči, Slavko Janči, Davor Janči, Damir Janči, Matija Janči, Ivan Janči, Branko Janči, Ivančica Janči, Darko Janči, Saša Janči

Mentions in sources

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

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