Surname Jovandić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jovandić families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir and Rijeka. In Bjelanovac in Lipik every ninth inhabitant had the family name Jovandić.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Jovandić live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Pula (<10), Karanac in Beli Manastir area (<5), Podcudnic in Rijeka area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (1), the United States (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Jovandić (including: Jovandic , Yovandich and Yovandic ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. "Yovandich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yovandic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Jovandić, Milorad Jovandić, Sreto Jovandić, Marko Jovandić, Mirjana Jovandić, Irena Jovandić, Miloš Jovandić, Saša Jovandić, Nedeljka Jovandić, Vanja Jovandić, Iskren Jovandić, Radmila Jovandić, Milka Jovandić, Miroslav Jovandić, Veljka Jovandić, Ljiljana Jovandić, Zora Jovandić, Stevan Jovandić, Gordana Jovandić

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