Surname Lukanić in modern Croatia

Lukanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Oroslavje area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Lukanić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Gornja Bistra in Oroslavje area (15), Sesvete (15), Zagreb (10), Rijeka (10), and in Drazice in Rijeka area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lukanić (including: Lukanic , Lukanich , Luchianic , Lucanic , Lukaniec , Lukanych , Lucanich and Luckanich ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Lukanic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Germany. "Lukanich " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Mexico. "Luckanich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Lukanić, Brankica Lukanić, Verica Lukanić, Dolores Lukanić, Ranko Lukanić, Aleksandar Lukanić, Stanislav Lukanić, Davor Lukanić, Nataša Lukanić, Žarko Lukanić, Predrag Lukanić, Ivana Lukanić, Tajana Lukanić, Jura Lukanić, Zoran Lukanić, Ninoslav Lukanić, Matej Lukanić, Ljubica Lukanić, Kristina Lukanić

Mentions in sources

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

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