Surname Zobenica in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zobenica families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (also from Obrovac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Rijeka. In Oraovac in Obrovac area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Zobenica.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Zobenica live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Oraovac (25) and Donji Lapac (10) in Obrovac area, Vinkovci (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Novi Vinodolski (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zobenica is present in 7 countries worldwide. The family name "Zobenica " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Macau.

Characteristic first names

Mira Zobenica, Dalibor Zobenica, Milan Zobenica, Čedomir Zobenica, Miroslav Zobenica, Slavko Zobenica, Tamara Zobenica, Nedeljko Zobenica, Jelena Zobenica, Srđan Zobenica, Jadranka Zobenica, Josipka Zobenica, Bojan Zobenica, Boris Zobenica, Radojka Zobenica, Dušan Zobenica, Milka Zobenica, Sava Zobenica, Dragan Zobenica

Mentions in sources

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

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