Surname Čečović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čečović families are Rusyns (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Čečović live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čečović (including: Cechovic , Cecovic , Checovich , Cechowicz , Chechowich and Cecovich ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. "Cechovic " is used by some 300 people in Slovakia , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Cechowicz " is used by some 70 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Chechowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlasta Čečović, Saša Čečović, Draga Čečović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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