Surname Stojanović in modern Croatia

Stojanović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area , often Serbs, very rarely Roms (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area). In Došćica in North Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Stojanović.

Prevalence

About 2700 people with faimily name Stojanović live in Croatia today, in 1200 households. There were 1900 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 88 cities and 229 other places, mostly in Zagreb (515), Babina Greda in Zupanja area (170), Osijek (120), Rijeka (110), and in Slavonski Brod (110).

Outside Croatia

At least 49 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (22), Austria (6), Sweden (4), Switzerland (4), Australia (3), the United States (2), the United Kingdom (2), Canada (2), France (2), South Africa (1), and to Norway (1).
Family name Stojanović (including: Stojanovic , Stoyanovich , Stoianovici , Stojanovich , Stoyanovic , Stoianovich , Stojanowitsch , Stojanowicz , Stojanowic and Stoianovic ) is present in 68 countries worldwide. The family name "Stojanovic " is used by some 900 people in Germany , about 800 in the United States , and some 500 people in Austria. "Stojanovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Stoyanovich " is used by some 300 people in Ukraine , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Mato Stojanović, Nataša Stojanović, Miroljub Stojanović, Dražen Stojanović, Aleksandar Stojanović, Gordana Stojanović, Ivica Stojanović, Alen Stojanović, Josip Stojanović, Milenko Stojanović, Miljen Stojanović, Marko Stojanović, Mladen Stojanović, Jasminka Stojanović, Mirela Stojanović, Vlado Stojanović, Nenad Stojanović, Željko Stojanović, Milan Stojanović

Mentions in sources

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

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