Surname Kanić in modern Croatia

Kanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pleternica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pleternica. In Bilice in Pleternica every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kanić.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Kanić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Mala Mlaka (20), Druskovec Humski in Pregrada area (<10), Pleternica (<10), and in Kadanovci (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kanić (including: Kanich , Kanic , Kanici , Kaniche , Kanick , Kanitsch , Kanichi , Kanichhe , Kanics and Kanicz ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Kanic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kanich " is used by some 80 people in the United States , small number in Thailand , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia. "Kanitsch " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Kanić, Zlatko Kanić, Vladimir Kanić, Nebojša Kanić, Denis Kanić, Romina Kanić, Goran Kanić, Mladen Kanić, Josip Kanić, Krešimir Kanić, Gordana Kanić, Zdravka Kanić, Dubravka Kanić, Željko Kanić, Vjekoslav Kanić, Blažena Kanić, Ksenija Kanić, Marijan Kanić, Mirela Kanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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