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Surname Glavić in modern Croatia
Glavić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac. According to some sources they are from Tomislavgrad (northwest Herzegovina), very rarely Serbs and Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Brod area). In Nadin in Benkovac every tenth inhabitant had the family name Glavić.
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Prevalence
About 600 people with faimily name Glavić live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 33 cities and 57 other places, mostly in Zadar (85), Zagreb (55), Slavonski Brod (50), Nadin (45), and in Rijeka (35).
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Outside Croatia
At least 21 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (7), the United States (4), Austria (3), Canada (3), Germany (2), Argentina (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Glavić (including: Glavic , Glavich , Glavitsch , Glawitsch and Glavici ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Glavic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Chile. "Glavich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Thailand , and small number of people in Italy. "Glavitsch " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Niko Glavić,
Željko Glavić,
Josip Glavić,
Matej Glavić,
Nina Glavić,
Nikša Glavić,
Miho Glavić,
Ivo Glavić,
Nikolina Glavić,
Marko Glavić,
Igor Glavić,
Zoran Glavić,
Ante Glavić,
Iva Glavić,
Lara Glavić,
Mirjana Glavić,
Mario Glavić,
Ankica Glavić,
Teo Glavić
