Surname Sinanović in modern Croatia

Sinanović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , often Bosniaks (from Cazinska Krajina Region, Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zepce area) and in Zagreb. In Ozimica in Middle Bosnia every ninth inhabitant had the family name Sinanović.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Sinanović live in Croatia today, in 100 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 29 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Dubrovnik (20), Pula (15), Split (15), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sinanović (including: Sinanovic , Sinanovich and Sinanowic ) is present in 26 countries on four continents. The family name "Sinanovic " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Sweden. "Sinanovich " is used by few people in the United States. "Sinanowic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alija Sinanović, Emsud Sinanović, Andrija Sinanović, Belmin Sinanović, Diana Sinanović, Enes Sinanović, Lidija Sinanović, Elvir Sinanović, Marinko Sinanović, Adnan Sinanović, Esad Sinanović, Petar Sinanović, Emira Sinanović, Robert Sinanović, Smajo Sinanović, Ivo Sinanović, Semir Sinanović, Tadija Sinanović, Adina Sinanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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