Surname Kanc in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kanc families are Croats (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kanc live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Lipovac in Vinkovci area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kanc (including: Kanz , Kantz , Kancz , Kanch , Kanchhi , Kanzha , Kanchha , Kanzza and Canc ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. The family name "Kanc " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kanz " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 700 in the United States , and some 700 people in Democratic Republic of Congo. "Kantz " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Congo.

Characteristic first names

Ljiljana Kanc, Denis Kanc, Josip Kanc, Ivan Kanc, Mario Kanc, Davor Kanc, Zlatko Kanc, Janja Kanc, Luce Kanc, Ana Kanc, Ivana Kanc, Ivanka Kanc, Ivo Kanc, Roko Kanc

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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