Surname Markanović in modern Croatia

Markanović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Maglaj area) and in Middle Bosnia (Zavidovici area). In Vrbica in Western Bosnia every tenth inhabitant had the family name Markanović.

Prevalence

About 640 people with faimily name Markanović live in Croatia today, in 270 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 51 cities and 76 other places, mostly in Zagreb (125), Bjelovar (35), Rijeka (25), Petrinja (20), and in Pula (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Markanović (including: Markanovic , Markanovich ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Markanovic " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number of people in the United States. "Markanovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragica Markanović, Mato Markanović, Stjepan Markanović, Ivan Markanović, Domin Markanović, Sanja Markanović, Igor Markanović, Dario Markanović, Marijan Markanović, Ivo Markanović, Ante Markanović, Dragan Markanović, Josip Markanović, Manda Markanović, Franjo Markanović, Damir Markanović, Dijana Markanović, Željka Markanović, Ana Markanović

Mentions in sources

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

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