Surname Begović in modern Croatia

Begović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. According to some sources the family name originates from east Slavonia Region, rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Zagreb. In Begovići in Petrinja every second inhabitant had the family name Begović.

Prevalence

About 1800 people with faimily name Begović live in Croatia today, in 740 households. There were 1700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 68 cities and 169 other places, mostly in Zagreb (270), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (145), Split (85), Cerna in Zupanja area (75), and in Vinkovci (75).

Outside Croatia

At least 24 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (9), Australia (6), Austria (3), the Netherlands (2), the United States (2), Sweden (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Begović (including: Begovic , Begovich ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. The family name "Begovic " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Turkey. "Begovich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Mexico , and some 70 people in Japan.

Characteristic first names

Damir Begović, Vitomir Begović, Mira Begović, Lidija Begović, Josip Begović, Tvrtko Begović, Saša Begović, Leo Begović, Ivan Begović, Miroslav Begović, Sanja Begović, Ena Begović, Jasmin Begović, Davor Begović, Mladen Begović, Mirsad Begović, Brigita Begović, Željko Begović, Marin Begović

Mentions in sources

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

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