Surname Fatović in modern Croatia

Fatović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Ugljan. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and on the Island of Ugljan. In Sestrunj on the Island of Ugljan every third inhabitant had the family name Fatović.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Fatović live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zadar (80), Sestrunj on the Island of Ugljan (30), Zagreb (30), Rijeka (15), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and France (1).
Family name Fatović (including: Fatovic , Fatovich , Fattovich and Fatowicz ) is present in 17 countries worldwide. The family name "Fatovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 60 in Canada , and small number of people in Australia. "Fatovich " is used by some 50 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in France. "Fattovich " is used by some 50 people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Žarko Fatović, Ivanka Fatović, Željka Fatović, Damir Fatović, Ivo Fatović, Davor Fatović, Luka Fatović, Dean Fatović, Zlatko Fatović, Sunčana Fatović, Svetko Fatović, Helga Fatović, Karolina Fatović, Zoran Fatović, Asja Fatović, Darko Fatović, Vera Fatović, Branko Fatović, Enio Fatović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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