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Surname Kanjka in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kanjka families are mainly Czechs (from Grubisno Polje ), less frequently Croats (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Virovitica. In Treglava in Grubisno Polje every eighth inhabitant had the family name Kanjka.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Kanjka live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Daruvar (10), Bjelovar (<10), Grubisno Polje (<5), Treglava (<5), and in Virovitica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kanjka (including: Kanika , Kanicka and Kanyka ) is present in 27 countries on four continents. "Kanicka " is used by some 500 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.
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Characteristic first names
Marina Kanjka,
Dalibor Kanjka,
Mario Kanjka,
Damir Kanjka,
Đurđica Kanjka,
Zdenka Kanjka,
Vlado Kanjka,
Željko Kanjka,
Dijana Kanjka,
Alojz Kanjka,
Vinko Kanjka,
Josipa Kanjka,
Mirko Kanjka,
Ivica Kanjka,
Josip Kanjka,
Marija Kanjka,
Francika Kanjka,
Adelka Kanjka,
Robert Kanjka