Surname Saračević in modern Croatia

Saračević families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Vinkovci area , often Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Bihac area). In Točionik in Romania (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Saračević.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Saračević live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Vinkovci (<10), Porec (<10), Galizana in Pula area (<10), and in Umag (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Saračević (including: Saracevic , Sarachevich ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. The family name "Saracevic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 50 in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Austria. "Sarachevich " is used by few people in Belarus and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milena Saračević, Mihreta Saračević, Jasmin Saračević, Ozren Saračević, Ednan Saračević, Mila Saračević, Milorad Saračević, Đemal Saračević, Željka Saračević, Suad Saračević, Zlatko Saračević, Alen Saračević, Tatjana Saračević, Nedjeljka Saračević, Vlatko Saračević, Goran Saračević, Ferid Saračević, Ana Saračević, Morana Saračević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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