Surname Fantov in modern Croatia

Fantov families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Pasman. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Pasman. In Banj on the Island of Pasman every ninth inhabitant had the family name Fantov.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Fantov live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zadar (35), Banj on the Island of Pasman (25), Tisno on the Island of Murter (25), Zagreb (<10), and in Batomalj on the Island of Krk (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fantov is present in 10 countries on three continents. "Fantow " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanela Fantov, Davor Fantov, Branka Fantov, Kristina Fantov, Frane Fantov, Ante Fantov, Vanda Fantov, Suzana Fantov, Pavle Fantov, Martina Fantov, Anton Fantov, Mirka Fantov, Natali Fantov, Mirjana Fantov, Zoran Fantov, Roni Fantov, Reno Fantov, Rozanda Fantov, Rino Fantov

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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