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Surname Ponjević in modern Croatia
Ponjević families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), also Serbs and Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region , Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Velika Kladusa area) and in Drnis. In Čelinja in Cazins Region (Bosnia) every third inhabitant had the family name Ponjević.
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Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Ponjević live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Brsadin in Vukovar area (10), Rijeka (10), Vukovar (<10), and in Badanj (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Ponjević (including: Ponjevic , Ponievich ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Ponjevic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in South Africa.
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Characteristic first names
Enimark Ponjević,
Romana Ponjević,
Elza Ponjević,
Ahmet Ponjević,
Ivan Ponjević,
Manuela Ponjević,
Denis Ponjević,
Snežana Ponjević,
Enver Ponjević,
Arif Ponjević,
Goran Ponjević,
Mujo Ponjević,
Hilmija Ponjević,
Asim Ponjević,
Marija Ponjević,
Mile Ponjević,
Anka Ponjević,
Husein Ponjević,
Stjepan Ponjević
