Surname Karanović in modern Croatia

Karanović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Sisak. In Veliko Očijevo in Western Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Karanović.

Prevalence

About 260 people with faimily name Karanović live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 390 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Split (25), Grabostani in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (20), Garesnica (15), and in Grubisno Polje (15).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Karanović (including: Karanovic , Karanovich , Caranovic and Kharanovich ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Karanovic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 60 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Karanovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Israel.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Karanović, Miro Karanović, Jasmina Karanović, Goran Karanović, Jakica Karanović, Božo Karanović, Antica Karanović, Snežana Karanović, Darko Karanović, Zdravko Karanović, Siniša Karanović, Petar Karanović, Antun Karanović, Klementina Karanović, Aleksandar Karanović, Andrijana Karanović, Ljubica Karanović, Mario Karanović, Mirjana Karanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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