Surname Favro in modern Croatia

Favro families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and on the Island of Korcula.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Favro live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Blato on the Island of Korcula (25), Split (20), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (20), Dubrovnik (<10), and in Vela Luka on the Island of Korcula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Favro (including: Favero , Fávero and Fawero ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Favro " is used by some 900 people in Italy , about 600 in the United States , and some 300 people in France. "Favero " is used by some 50000 people in Brazil , about 20000 in Italy , and some 2000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Srećko Favro, Vanja Favro, Tina Favro, Vinko Favro, Iskra Favro, Draga Favro, Mladen Favro, Branko Favro, Željko Favro, Ela Favro, Rina Favro, Nada Favro, Vicko Favro, Zoran Favro, Antun Favro, Ante Favro, Nikola Favro, Tania Favro, Ana Favro

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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