Surname Carević in modern Croatia

Carević families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Makarska area. In Gornja Brela in Makarska area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Carević.

Prevalence

About 830 people with faimily name Carević live in Croatia today, in 380 households. There were 960 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 41 cities and 84 other places, mostly in Zagreb (135), Split (95), Dubrovnik (40), Rijeka (35), and in Selca on the Island of Brac (30).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Chile (3), Canada (3), Germany (3), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), Austria (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Carević (including: Carevic , Carevich , Zarevic , Carewicz , Zarewicz and Carewick ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Carevic " is used by some 400 people in Chile , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada. "Carevich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Argentina. "Carewicz " is used by some 70 people in South Africa , small number in Poland , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ana Carević, Ivana Carević, Milan Carević, Toni Carević, Vedran Carević, Vedrana Carević, Darijo Carević, Stipe Carević, Boris Carević, Gordana Carević, Karmelo Carević, Gertruda Carević, Maro Carević, Sanda Carević, Nikola Carević, Igor Carević, Franka Carević, Zvonko Carević, Blaženko Carević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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