Surname Vaniček in modern Croatia

Vaniček families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , but often Czechs (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Vaniček live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Daruvar (15), Zagreb (15), Breznica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Velika Gorica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vaniček (including: Vanicek , Vanícek , Vanichek , Vanicsek , Wanitschek , Wanichek , Wanicek , Waniczek and Vanicheck ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Vanicek " is used by some 300 people in Czech Republic , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Germany. "Vanicheck " is used by few people in the United States. "Wanicek " is used by small number of people in Austria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Vlatka Vaniček, Davorin Vaniček, Matija Vaniček, Miruška Vaniček, Nataša Vaniček, Andrej Vaniček, Snježana Vaniček, Senka Vaniček, Marija Vaniček, Jasna Vaniček, Davor Vaniček, Josip Vaniček, Stjepan Vaniček, Zdravko Vaniček, Vjekoslav Vaniček, Vanja Vaniček, Monika Vaniček, Tihomir Vaniček, Vinko Vaniček

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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