Surname Krnjaić in modern Croatia

Krnjaić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Hrvatska Kostajnica area , whereas often Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Hrvatska Kostajnica area.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Krnjaić live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 450 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 39 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Sisak (35), Petrinja (10), Karlovac (10), and in Glina (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krnjaić (including: Krnjaich , Krnjaic and Krnyaich ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Krnjaic " is used by small number of people in Bolivia , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Krnjaich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Krnyaich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Krnjaić, Ana Krnjaić, Mladen Krnjaić, Tihomir Krnjaić, Kristina Krnjaić, Siniša Krnjaić, Đurđica Krnjaić, Bobo Krnjaić, Igor Krnjaić, Miroslav Krnjaić, Kristijan Krnjaić, Dušan Krnjaić, Dragoslav Krnjaić, Stana Krnjaić, Žarko Krnjaić, Danijela Krnjaić, Biljana Krnjaić, Zdravko Krnjaić, Milan Krnjaić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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