Stojanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Cтojaнoвић, pronounced [stojǎːnoʋitɕ]) is a South Slavic surname derived from the South Slavic masculine given name Stojan. Stojanović is the sixth most frequent surname in Serbia,[1] and is also common in Croatia, with 2,798 carriers (2011 census).[2]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 78.9% of all known bearers of the surname Stojanović were residents of Serbia (frequency 1:139), 10.4% of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:524), 3.3% of Kosovo (1:864), 3.0% of Montenegro (1:322), 3.0% of Croatia (1:2,197) and 1.4% of the Republic of Macedonia (1:2,362).

In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:139) in the following districts:[3]

  1. Jablanica District (1:30)
  2. Pčinja District (1:48)
  3. Nišava District (1:52)
  4. Toplica District (1:59)
  5. Pirot District (1:71)
  6. Zaječar District (1:72)
  7. Pomoravlje District (1:78)
  8. Braničevo District (1:95)
  9. Podunavlje District (1:98)
  10. Bor District (1:99)

People

See also

References

  1. Најчешћа имена и презимена (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2011.
  2. "Names and surnames in Republic of Croatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. Stojanović surname distribution
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