Surname Kanjuh in modern Croatia

Kanjuh families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Pregrada , but often Rusyns (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Kanjuh live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Rajevo Selo in Zupanja area (15), Vrhi Pregradski (<10), Petrovci in Vukovar area (<10), and in Velika Gorica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kanjuh (including: Kanyuchi , Kanyuh , Kanyuch , Kaniuth and Kaniuch ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Kanyuh " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Kanyuch " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kaniuth " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Kanjuh, Krunoslav Kanjuh, Gordana Kanjuh, Saša Kanjuh, Mario Kanjuh, Sanja Kanjuh, Tanja Kanjuh, Arijana Kanjuh, Zvonko Kanjuh, Marijo Kanjuh, Danijela Kanjuh, Zdenko Kanjuh, Ljubica Kanjuh, Slavko Kanjuh, Milica Kanjuh, Jasna Kanjuh, Zvjezdan Kanjuh, Dragan Kanjuh, Igor Kanjuh

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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