Surname Vujanović in modern Croatia

Vujanović families can be both Serbs and Croats (from Sinj ), very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area) and in Sinj.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Vujanović live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Sinj (20), Satnica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (20), Slatina (10), and in Osijek (10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), France (2), and to the United States (1).
Family name Vujanović (including: Vujanovic , Vujanovich and Vuyanovich ) is present in 24 countries on three continents. The family name "Vujanovic " is used by some 90 people in the United States , about 60 in Germany , and some 60 people in Russian Federation. "Vujanovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Vujanović, Josip Vujanović, Zoran Vujanović, Vojislav Vujanović, Simona Vujanović, Dragan Vujanović, Milan Vujanović, Katica Vujanović, Spomenko Vujanović, Kata Vujanović, Miroljub Vujanović, Ljiljana Vujanović, Suzana Vujanović, Želimir Vujanović, Veronika Vujanović, Mira Vujanović, Ivanka Vujanović, Blaženka Vujanović, Martina Vujanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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