Surname Nanić in modern Croatia

Nanić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area , also Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bosanska Krupa area).

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Nanić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (25), Bjelovar (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Obrovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and France (2).
Family name Nanić (including: Nanic , Naniche , Nanich , Nanick and Nannichi ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Nanic " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , small number in Russian Federation , and small number in the United States. "Nanich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Nanick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Faris Nanić, Zlata Nanić, Sebina Nanić, Giuliana Nanić, Tanja Nanić, Memaga Nanić, Safet Nanić, Denis Nanić, Lari Nanić, Tomislav Nanić, Stipe Nanić, Danijela Nanić, Jasmin Nanić, Edvin Nanić, Senad Nanić, Slavica Nanić, Ines Nanić, Srđan Nanić, Nensi Nanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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