In Croatia, Kanjski families are predominantly Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Czechs (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Garesnica.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Kanjski live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Grubisno Polje (<10), Rijeka (<10), Crikvenica (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Poljani (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kanjski is present in three countries on two continents. "Kaniski " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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.