Zgonjanin families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area) and in Osijek area. In Velika Žuljevica in Bosanian Posavina every sixth inhabitant had the family name Zgonjanin.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Zgonjanin live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (<10), Bjelovar (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Slobodnica in Slavonski Brod area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Zgonjanin is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Zgonjanin " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada.
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.
