Surname Komnenić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Komnenić families are predominantly Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Montenegrins (from Cetinje, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik area and in East Herzegovina (Bileca area). In Miruše in East Herzegovina every third inhabitant had the family name Komnenić.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Komnenić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (<10), in Cilipi (<10) and Radovcici (<5) in Dubrovnik area, Velika Gorica (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Komnenić (including: Komnenic , Komnenich ) is present in 10 countries on two continents. The family name "Komnenic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Komnenich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ane Komnenić, Milena Komnenić, Antun Komnenić, Nikola Komnenić, Dean Komnenić, Alenka Komnenić, Nike Komnenić, Višnja Komnenić, Mirjana Komnenić, Boško Komnenić, Dragan Komnenić, Vedran Komnenić, Daria Komnenić, Đorđe Komnenić, Miho Komnenić, Radomir Komnenić, Katica Komnenić, Marina Komnenić, Desanka Komnenić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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