Surname Đivanović in modern Croatia

Đivanović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Mljet. According to some sources they are from Konavli and mjesta Ljuta. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on the Island of Mljet.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Đivanović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 11 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (25), Ljuta in Dubrovnik area (20), Babino Polje on the Island of Mljet (10), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<10), and in Prozura on the Island of Mljet (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đivanović (including: Divanovic , Gjivanovic and Djivanovic ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Divanovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Dubravka Đivanović, Pavo Đivanović, Pero Đivanović, Nikola Đivanović, Stipe Đivanović, Đana Đivanović, Jelena Đivanović, Goran Đivanović, Marina Đivanović, Ivo Đivanović, Jakša Đivanović, Ivan Đivanović, Mario Đivanović, Jelka Đivanović, Luce Đivanović, Ilija Đivanović, Niko Đivanović, Ivona Đivanović, Đino Đivanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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