Surname Jovanić in modern Croatia

Jovanić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Belisce area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb. In Veliko Blaško in Banja Luka Region (Bosnia) every second inhabitant had the family name Jovanić.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Jovanić live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 220 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Rijeka (20), Vinkovci (20), Brsadin in Vukovar area (<10), and in Rajevo Selo in Zupanja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jovanić (including: Jovanic , Yovanich and Yovanic ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Jovanic " is used by some 70 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Yovanic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alenka Jovanić, Željko Jovanić, Dragan Jovanić, Aleksandar Jovanić, Bojan Jovanić, Snježana Jovanić, Marinko Jovanić, Danica Jovanić, Mirela Jovanić, Lea Jovanić, Gordana Jovanić, Josip Jovanić, Zoran Jovanić, Jasminka Jovanić, Vesna Jovanić, Dragoljub Jovanić, Sanja Jovanić, Predrag Jovanić, Vinka Jovanić

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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