Surname Kolonić in modern Croatia

Kolonić families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area , less frequently Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area).

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Kolonić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Rijeka (20), Koprivnica (10), Kutina (<10), and in Crikvenica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kolonić (including: Kolonic , Kolonich , Kolonics , Kolonick and Kolonicz ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Kolonic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in South Africa. "Kolonich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Hungary , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Kolonics " is used by some 500 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Đuro Kolonić, Zlatko Kolonić, Fetah Kolonić, Đurđica Kolonić, Domagoj Kolonić, Snježana Kolonić, Ružica Kolonić, Milivoj Kolonić, Ivica Kolonić, Fahrudin Kolonić, Vitomir Kolonić, Ivan Kolonić, Sakib Kolonić, Samir Kolonić, Hrvoje Kolonić, Adnan Kolonić, Adem Kolonić, Gordana Kolonić, Asija Kolonić

Mentions in sources

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

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