Surname Vujanić in modern Croatia

Vujanić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Jastrebarsko area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Knin area. In Zrinski Brđani in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Vujanić.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Vujanić live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 660 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 49 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Dvor in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (35), Ervenik in Knin area (35), Pisarovina in Jastrebarsko area (20), and in Sisak (15).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Canada (1), Germany (1), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Vujanić (including: Vujanic , Vujanich and Vuyanich ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Vujanic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Great Britain , and small number of people in Argentina. "Vuyanich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božo Vujanić, Saša Vujanić, Petar Vujanić, Marijana Vujanić, Milka Vujanić, Darko Vujanić, Vanja Vujanić, Tanja Vujanić, Maja Vujanić, Božidar Vujanić, Milan Vujanić, Dejan Vujanić, Goran Vujanić, Anita Vujanić, Nenad Vujanić, Dragan Vujanić, Dragica Vujanić, Duško Vujanić, Željka Vujanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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