Surname Tančik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tančik families are generally Croats (from Djakovo ), very rarely Hungarians (also from Djakovo ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Tančik live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Selci Djakovacki (15), Vinkovci (<10), Djakovo (<10), Cepin in Osijek area (<10), and in Gornji Stupnik in Samobor area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tančik (including: Tancik , Tanchik , Tancsics , Tancic , Tancsik , Tanchyk , Tanchick and Tanczyk ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Tancik " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Brazil. "Tanchick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tancsik " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , about 70 in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Tančik, Petar Tančik, Franjo Tančik, Robert Tančik, Žanet Tančik, Damir Tančik, Josip Tančik, Maja Tančik, Igor Tančik, Zvonko Tančik, Pavo Tančik, Verica Tančik, Vlado Tančik, Gabrijel Tančik, Ivan Tančik, Tomislav Tančik, Marko Tančik, Adam Tančik, Branka Tančik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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