Surname Tonjac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Tonjac families are almost entirely Croats (from Glina area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Tonjac live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Velika Vranovina in Glina area (10), Petrinja (<10), Zagreb (<10), Sesvete (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tonjac (including: Tognazzi , Tognacci and Tognazzo ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. "Tognacci " is used by some 400 people in Italy , about 100 in the United States , and some 50 people in France. "Tognazzi " is used by some 800 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Tonjac, Slavica Tonjac, Dragutin Tonjac, Ruža Tonjac, Stjepan Tonjac, Anka Tonjac, Ivan Tonjac, Ilija Tonjac, Đurđa Tonjac, Tomislav Tonjac, Valentin Tonjac, Nevenka Tonjac, Ivana Tonjac, Marijan Tonjac, Josip Tonjac, Božica Tonjac, Marija Tonjac, Jana Tonjac, Nikola Tonjac

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