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Surname Ranec in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Ranec families are generally Croats (from Dugo Selo area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Dugo Selo area. In Ivanja Reka in Zagreb every ninth inhabitant had the family name Ranec.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Ranec live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Ivanja Reka (15), Zagreb (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Ranec (including: Hranec , Ranez and Hranetz ) is present in five countries on two continents. "Hranec " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Czech Republic. "Hranetz " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Zlatko Ranec,
Željko Ranec,
Lea Ranec,
Ivica Ranec,
Marijan Ranec,
Sandra Ranec,
Vjekoslav Ranec,
Koviljka Ranec,
Stjepan Ranec,
Ana Ranec,
Vlasta Ranec,
Vesna Ranec,
Ambroz Ranec,
Dragica Ranec,
Ivan Ranec,
Katica Ranec,
Marica Ranec,
Tomislav Ranec,
Damir Ranec