Surname Tunić in modern Croatia

Tunić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Kosovo , rarely Serbs and Albanians (from Kosovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo and in Janjevo, Kosovo.

Prevalence

About 610 people with faimily name Tunić live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 47 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Vocin in Slatina area (55), Djulovac in Daruvar area (55), Brckovljani in Dugo Selo area (35), and in Prespa (30).

Outside Croatia

Family name Tunić (including: Tunick , Tunich , Tunici , Theunick , Thunich and Tunic ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Tunich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Tunick " is used by some 700 people in the United States , small number in France , and small number of people in Russian Federation , small number of people in Ukraine. "Theunick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Pavle Tunić, Romeo Tunić, Slađan Tunić, Nikola Tunić, Anton Tunić, Antun Tunić, Sladjana Tunić, Ivan Tunić, Sebastijan Tunić, Brankica Tunić, Rade Tunić, Boža Tunić, Marijana Tunić, Zefa Tunić, Slavko Tunić, Ivica Tunić, Nenad Tunić, Snežana Tunić, Dušan Tunić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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