Surname Bajović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bajović families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bajović live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Virovitica (<10), Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Okrugljaca in Virovitica area (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bajović (including: Bajovich , Bajovic ) is present in 13 countries on three continents. "Bajovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Predrag Bajović, Desanka Bajović, Žarko Bajović, Aleksandar Bajović, Gordana Bajović, Dragica Bajović, Miodrag Bajović, Mirko Bajović, Ljiljana Bajović, Nikolina Bajović, Slađana Bajović, Mijat Bajović, Rajko Bajović, Milan Bajović, Sanela Bajović, Ljubica Bajović, Jovanka Bajović, Momčilo Bajović, Đorđe Bajović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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