Mujkanović families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Prijedor area) and in Zagreb. In Bašići in East Herzegovina nearly every inhabitant had the family name Mujkanović.
Prevalence
About 250 people with faimily name Mujkanović live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 32 cities and 39 other places, mostly in Zagreb (115), Rijeka (25), Pula (20), Labin (<10), and in Lucko (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Mujkanović (including: Mujkanovic , Muykanovich ) is present in 20 countries on four continents. The family name "Mujkanovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Austria , and some 80 people in Sweden.
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.
