Surname Jonjić in modern Croatia

Jonjić families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area (Grubina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area) and in Imotsko. In Grubine in Imotski area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Jonjić.

Prevalence

About 780 people with faimily name Jonjić live in Croatia today, in 300 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 46 cities and 54 other places, mostly in Grubine in Imotski area (210), Zagreb (120), Split (80), Vodjinci in Vinkovci area (45), and in Osijek (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jonjić (including: Jonjic , Yonyich ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. The family name "Jonjic " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Yonyich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anto Jonjić, Stipan Jonjić, Tomislav Jonjić, Danijela Jonjić, Ivo Jonjić, Zvonimir Jonjić, Ivana Jonjić, Dražen Jonjić, Marko Jonjić, Željko Jonjić, Renata Jonjić, Slaven Jonjić, Tamara Jonjić, Vesna Jonjić, Silvia Jonjić, Željka Jonjić, Tino Jonjić, Tomislava Jonjić, Katija Jonjić

Mentions in sources

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

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