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Surname Vaniš in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Vaniš families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Zagreb. In Bektež in Orahovica area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Vaniš.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Vaniš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Pakostane in Biograd na moru area (<10), in Kutjevo (<5) and Bektez (<5) in Orahovica area, and in Stakorovec in Dugo Selo area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vaniš (including: Wanis , Vanis , Vanish , Vahnish , Vanisha , Vannis , Vanischak , Vanissa , Vanisch and Vanies ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Vanis " is used by some 300 people in the United States and about 70 in Czech Republic. "Vanish " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Vanisch " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Jadranka Vaniš,
Vjekoslav Vaniš,
Siniša Vaniš,
Evalt Vaniš,
Edo Vaniš,
Julijan Vaniš,
Antonija Vaniš,
Zenaida Vaniš,
Mihajlo Vaniš,
Željko Vaniš,
Mato Vaniš,
Tanja Vaniš,
Dijana Vaniš,
Lucija Vaniš,
Iva Vaniš,
Slaven Vaniš,
Marina Vaniš,
Vlado Vaniš,
Dragica Vaniš