In Croatia, Čanadić families are generally Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Beli Manastir area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Čanadić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in four Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (<5), Torjanci in Beli Manastir area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čanadić is present in five countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.