Surname Lanč in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lanč families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Lanč live in Croatia today, in 6 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Daruvar (<5), Zagreb (<5), Okucani in Nova Gradiska area (<5), Rogoza (<5), and in Vukovije in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lanč (including: Lanc , Lanci , Lancha , Lancho , Lancz , Lanche , Lanch , Lanchi , Lantsch and Lanck ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. "Lanch " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Colombia. "Lancz " is used by some 300 people in Slovakia , about 200 in Hungary , and some 100 people in the United States. "Lanci " is used by some 2000 people in Italy , about 1000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Lanč, Mario Lanč, Zdravko Lanč, Ankica Lanč, Ana Lanč, Dubravka Lanč, Željko Lanč, Marija Lanč, Žarko Lanč, Luka Lanč

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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