Surname Vojnović in modern Croatia

Vojnović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , whereas often Croats from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Crni Potok in Glina area every third inhabitant had the family name Vojnović.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Vojnović live in Croatia today, in 620 households. There were 1800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 58 cities and 113 other places, mostly in Zagreb (265), Vukovar (80), Osijek (65), Split (45), and in Omis (45).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vojnović (including: Vojnovic , Voynovich , Vojnovich , Voinovich , Voinovic , Voinovici , Wojnovich , Vaynovich , Wojnowich and Voynovic ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Vojnovic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Vojnovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Voynovich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 90 in the United States , and some 70 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Marija Vojnović, Franka Vojnović, Jurica Vojnović, Savo Vojnović, Tihomir Vojnović, Ivo Vojnović, Gordana Vojnović, Branko Vojnović, Ivan Vojnović, Nikola Vojnović, Milan Vojnović, Andrea Vojnović, Ivana Vojnović, Danko Vojnović, Astrall Vojnović, Božidar Vojnović, Saša Vojnović, Dejan Vojnović, Suzana Vojnović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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