Surname Gović in modern Croatia

Gović families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 360 people with faimily name Gović live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Sibenik (130), Brodarica (85), Rijeka (30), Jadrtovac (30), and in Zaboric (20).

Outside Croatia

At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (6), the United States (5), France (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Gović (including: Govic , Govich ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Govic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Australia , and some 70 people in France. "Govich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Iris Gović, Nikica Gović, Sandra Gović, Siniša Gović, Rina Gović, Šime Gović, Ivica Gović, Katarina Gović, Dino Gović, Alen Gović, Branka Gović, Luca Gović, Marina Gović, Josip Gović, Sandro Gović, Ante Gović, Boris Gović, Danica Gović, Zdenko Gović

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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