Surname Vinč in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vinč families are Croats (from Cazins Region (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Cazins Region, Bosnia (Kljuc area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Vinč live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vinč (including: Vinci , Vinck , Vinch , Vinchu , Vinchi , Vinc , Vincha , Vinche , Vincz and Vincho ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. "Vinch " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Indonesia. "Vincz " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Vinci " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Jozef Vinč, Hajrija Vinč, Sanel Vinč, Sanela Vinč, Franc Vinč, Jožef Vinč

Mentions in sources

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

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