Surname Stanjević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Stanjević families are mainly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Virovitica ), and very rarely Montenegrins (from Niksic, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in East Herzegovina (Gacko area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Stanjević live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Virovitica (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Milanovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stanjević (including: Staniewicz , Stanjevic , Stanjevich and Stanievich ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Stanjevic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Stanjevich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Stanievich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đorđe Stanjević, Rade Stanjević, Anđa Stanjević, Sanja Stanjević, Novica Stanjević, Danica Stanjević, Anita Stanjević, Vladimir Stanjević, Veselin Stanjević, Zlata Stanjević, Dejan Stanjević, Jelena Stanjević, Sara Stanjević, Stefan Stanjević, Luka Stanjević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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