-
Surname Žeravica in modern Croatia
Žeravica families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrlika. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrlika and Split. In places Garjak and Ježević in Vrlika every eighth inhabitant had the family name Žeravica.
-
Prevalence
About 610 people with faimily name Žeravica live in Croatia today, in 240 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 28 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Split (115), Djakovo (65), Cepin in Osijek area (60), Bapska (40), and in Virovitica (30).
-
Outside Croatia
At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Germany (2), Australia (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Žeravica is present in 10 countries worldwide. The family name "Zeravica " is used by some 1000 people in Zambia and about 80 in the United States.
-
Characteristic first names
Miro Žeravica,
Lidija Žeravica,
Ante Žeravica,
Vanja Žeravica,
Helena Žeravica,
Martin Žeravica,
Ivančica Žeravica,
Tomo Žeravica,
Petar Žeravica,
Slavko Žeravica,
Davor Žeravica,
Tatjana Žeravica,
Josip Žeravica,
Božidar Žeravica,
Ivan Žeravica,
Ivo Žeravica,
Igor Žeravica,
Marjan Žeravica,
Stipe Žeravica
