Ponjavić families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Teslic area) and in Middle Bosnia (Maglaj area). In places Komušina Donja and Blatnica in Bosnian Krajina every seventh inhabitant had the family name Ponjavić.
Prevalence
About 230 people with faimily name Ponjavić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Nova Vas in Buje area (15), Piskorevci (15), Rovinj (15), and in Rijeka (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ponjavić is present in 13 countries on two continents. The family name "Ponjavic " is used by some 60 people in Ukraine , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.
