Surname Vraneš in modern Croatia

Vraneš families can be both Croats (the family name originates from Zagreb. According to some sources Tuzevica in Brinje area) and Serbs and Montenegrins (from Pljevlja, Montenegro ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Senj area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Vraneš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 250 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Ivanic-Grad (15), Rijeka (10), Beli Manastir (<10), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vraneš (including: Veranes , Vranesh , Vranes and Wranesh ) is present in 15 countries on three continents. The family name "Vranes " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Vranesh " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Veranes " is used by some 5000 people in Cuba , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Jasmina Vraneš, Zoran Vraneš, Marijana Vraneš, Jeka Vraneš, Vesna Vraneš, Milka Vraneš, Milan Vraneš, Vladimir Vraneš, Željko Vraneš, Josip Vraneš, Roland Vraneš, Ines Vraneš, Đuro Vraneš, Tina Vraneš, Marica Vraneš, Darko Vraneš, Nenad Vraneš, Goran Vraneš, Adriano Vraneš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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