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.
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).
