Surname Janđel in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Janđel live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (20), in Dubrovcan (10) and Druzilovec (10) in Zabok area, and in Sisak (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Janđel (including: Jandel , Yandell , Yangel , Yandel , Jandjel , Jandelli , Jangel , Jangjel , Jandhel and Jahndel ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Jandjel " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Jandel " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 90 in the United States , and some 60 people in Sweden. "Yandel " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 90 in Mexico , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Branko Janđel, Andreja Janđel, Jadranka Janđel, Zoran Janđel, Vladimir Janđel, Marijo Janđel, Zlatko Janđel, Siniša Janđel, Ivana Janđel, Višnja Janđel, Krešo Janđel, Vedran Janđel, Josip Janđel, Zdravko Janđel, Barbara Janđel, Miljenko Janđel, Marija Janđel, Jasminka Janđel, Danijel Janđel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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