Surname Galović in modern Croatia

Galović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod. In Cerovački Galovići in Duga Resa every second inhabitant had the family name Galović.

Prevalence

About 1900 people with faimily name Galović live in Croatia today, in 820 households. There were 2200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 70 cities and 194 other places, mostly in Zagreb (330), Zupanja (130), Karlovac (90), Sikirevci in Zupanja area (75), and in Sesvete (60).

Outside Croatia

At least 39 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (16), Austria (5), Switzerland (4), Germany (4), Canada (3), the United States (3), Venezuela (2), Argentina (1), and to France (1).
Family name Galović (including: Galovic , Galovich , Gallovic , Gallovich , Galoviche , Galovics , Galowich , Galowitsch , Galowicz and Galovicz ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Galovic " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Malawi. "Galovich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Guatemala. "Galowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Borivoj Galović, Alen Galović, Romana Galović, Dalida Galović, Tomislav Galović, Milan Galović, Robert Galović, Josip Galović, Antun Galović, Goran Galović, Drago Galović, Đorđe Galović, Igor Galović, Hrvoje Galović, Nenad Galović, Nikola Galović, Jakov Galović, Gordana Galović, Branimir Galović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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