Surname Pejanović in modern Croatia

Pejanović families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area) and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Pejanović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Otok in Vinkovci area (20), Grletinec in Pregrada area (10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Trnjani in Slavonski Brod area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pejanović (including: Pejanovic , Pejanovich ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Pejanovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in South Africa , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Pejanovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Pejo Pejanović, Mato Pejanović, Mladenka Pejanović, Ivica Pejanović, Dalibor Pejanović, Dejan Pejanović, Niko Pejanović, Smiljan Pejanović, Marica Pejanović, Romina Pejanović, Željko Pejanović, Marko Pejanović, Josip Pejanović, Ika Pejanović, Jure Pejanović, Dragan Pejanović, Oliver Pejanović, Juro Pejanović, Sunčana Pejanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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