Surname Avdić in modern Croatia

Avdić families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Cazinska Krajina Region (Bosnia), whereas often Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb. In Rakovčani in Bosnian Krajina every third inhabitant had the family name Avdić.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Avdić live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 42 cities and 54 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (100), Zagreb (90), Rijeka (45), Osijek (30), and in Pula (30).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), the United States (1), Germany (1), Austria (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Avdić (including: Avdic , Avdich and Awdich ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Avdic " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 400 people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Adnen Avdić, Dževad Avdić, Jadranka Avdić, Damir Avdić, Sejad Avdić, Šahbaz Avdić, Indira Avdić, Admira Avdić, Samil Avdić, Robert Avdić, Đemal Avdić, Elvir Avdić, Alma Avdić, Admir Avdić, Sanela Avdić, Elvira Avdić, Edin Avdić, Antiša Avdić, Zenaida Avdić

Mentions in sources

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

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