Surname Činić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Činić families are Croats by relative majority (from Buje ), equally Italians (from Buje area ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Rovinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Rovinj.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Činić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Rovinj (<10), Zagreb (<10), Buje (<10), Bale in Rovinj area (<5), and in Krasica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Činić (including: Cinic , Cinich , Chinich , Chinnick , Chiniche , Chinick and Chinici ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. "Chinich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Chinick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chinici " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vanja Činić, Dario Činić, Sunčica Činić, Andrej Činić, Petar Činić, Emiliano Činić, Marina Činić, Nino Činić, Vladimir Činić, Elena Činić, Massimo Činić, Mauro Činić, Tiberio Činić, Ferida Činić, Stefania Činić, Nevia Činić, Dean Činić, Mihovil Činić, Dea Činić

Mentions in sources

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

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