Surname Kajganić in modern Croatia

Kajganić families are predominantly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , less frequently Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Virovitica. In Šljivovac in Glina area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kajganić.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Kajganić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 25 other places, mostly in Gvozd in Glina area (10), Borovo in Vukovar area (<10), Krizevci (<10), Karlovac (<10), and in Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kajganić (including: Kajganic , Kajganich , Kayganich and Kaiganich ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Kajganic " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in the United States. "Kajganich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Kayganich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Kajganić, Boris Kajganić, Stevan Kajganić, Milan Kajganić, Esma Kajganić, Sandra Kajganić, Davor Kajganić, Tomislav Kajganić, Goran Kajganić, Zoran Kajganić, Ivana Kajganić, Biljana Kajganić, Krunoslav Kajganić, Vesna Kajganić, Ana Kajganić, Emil Kajganić, Slađana Kajganić, Marijana Kajganić, Miroslav Kajganić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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