Surname Braović in modern Croatia

Braović families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Braović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Split (25), Donji Dolac (10), Zagreb (<10), Solin (<10), and in Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Braović (including: Braovic , Brahovic and Braovich ) is present in 7 countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Nada Braović, Sonja Braović, Josip Braović, Ivan Braović, Senka Braović, Jordanka Braović, Ankica Braović, Mirjana Braović, Ante Braović, Marina Braović, Hrvoje Braović, Luka Braović, Jadranka Braović, Boris Braović, Marko Braović, Sanja Braović, Paviša Braović, Emil Braović, Davorka Braović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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