Surname Černjević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Černjević families are Croats (from Zabok area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Černjević live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Mirkovec in Zabok area (15), Bedekovcina in Lepoglava area (<5), Brezova in Zabok area (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Duga Resa (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Černjević (including: Cernjevic , Chernievich ) is present in five countries.

Characteristic first names

Željka Černjević, Marijana Černjević, Božidar Černjević, Dušan Černjević, Lucija Černjević, Josip Černjević, Dunja Černjević, Milan Černjević, Ružica Černjević, Sunčica Černjević, Juraj Černjević, Josipa Černjević, Marijan Černjević, Mirko Černjević, Radovan Černjević, Mirjana Černjević, Dragutin Černjević, Gordana Černjević, Kristina Černjević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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