Surname Zekanović in modern Croatia

Zekanović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Nin area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nin area and in Zadar. In Krneza in Nin area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Zekanović.

Prevalence

About 230 people with faimily name Zekanović live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zadar (75), Krneza in Nin area (30), Poljica-Brig (15), Rijeka (15), and in Razanac in Nin area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Zekanović (including: Zekanovic , Zekanovich and Zeckanovic ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Zekanovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 60 in Australia , and small number of people in Canada. "Zekanovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nenad Zekanović, Marjana Zekanović, Miodrag Zekanović, Dražen Zekanović, Marijan Zekanović, Darin Zekanović, Denis Zekanović, Kosovka Zekanović, Vesna Zekanović, Marko Zekanović, Tomislav Zekanović, Višnja Zekanović, Jakov Zekanović, Branko Zekanović, Jelena Zekanović, Ante Zekanović, Jure Zekanović, Darko Zekanović, Ana Zekanović

Mentions in sources

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

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