Surname Munjas in modern Croatia

Munjas families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Ogulin , whereas often Croats (from Zadar). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Munjas live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (20), Ogulin (15), Zadar (<10), and in Popovo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Munjas (including: Munyas , Munias ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Munjas " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Munyas " is used by some 200 people in Turkey and small number in the United States. "Munias " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tatjana Munjas, Rade Munjas, Radomir Munjas, Đorđe Munjas, Lazo Munjas, Zdravka Munjas, Miljenko Munjas, Miroslav Munjas, Duško Munjas, Ivan Munjas, Davor Munjas, Ratko Munjas, Predrag Munjas, Radojka Munjas, Melita Munjas, Elvira Munjas, Mirko Munjas, Nada Munjas, Manuela Munjas

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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