Surname Ognjanović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ognjanović families are mainly Croats (from Zupanja ), rarely Serbs, and very rarely Slovenes (from Beli Manastir ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Ognjanović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zupanja (15), Bjelovar (<10), Borova in Virovitica area (<10), Varazdin (<5), and in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ognjanović (including: Ognjanovic , Ognyanovich ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. The family name "Ognjanovic " is used by small number of people in Austria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Switzerland. "Ognyanovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Ognjanović, Siniša Ognjanović, Slobodan Ognjanović, Milenko Ognjanović, Ivanka Ognjanović, Branko Ognjanović, Snježana Ognjanović, Zoran Ognjanović, Josip Ognjanović, Ljubica Ognjanović, Momir Ognjanović, Valentina Ognjanović, Milutin Ognjanović, Dragutin Ognjanović, Milosav Ognjanović, Ivan Ognjanović, Terezija Ognjanović, Branka Ognjanović, Željko Ognjanović

Mentions in sources

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

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