Surname Kandić in modern Croatia

Kandić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Donji Miholjac area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Kandić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Bibinje in Zadar area (35), Zagreb (15), Split (15), Zadar (10), and in Ploce (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kandić (including: Candic , Kandic , Kandich , Kandych , Chandick and Kandichi ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Kandic " is used by some 60 people in Germany , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Candic " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in Austria , and small number of people in the United States. "Chandick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vujadin Kandić, Stanko Kandić, Matija Kandić, Željka Kandić, Milojka Kandić, Mirko Kandić, Miladin Kandić, Branislav Kandić, Davor Kandić, Dian Kandić, Nevenka Kandić, Ana Kandić, Ružica Kandić, Valentina Kandić, Vedrana Kandić, Bruno Kandić, Dujo Kandić, Simeun Kandić, Marijana Kandić

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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