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Surname Graovac in modern Croatia
Graovac families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Benkovac , whereas often Croats (also from Benkovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac and Zagreb. In places Brgud , Donje Ceranje and Smilčić in Benkovac every seventh inhabitant had the family name Graovac.
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Prevalence
About 340 people with faimily name Graovac live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 780 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 35 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Zadar (30), Rijeka (25), Smilcic (25), and in Split (20).
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Outside Croatia
At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Germany (3), Canada (1), Australia (1), Austria (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Graovac (including: Grahovac , Graovaz ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Graovac " is used by some 90 people in Viet Nam , about 80 in the United States , and some 60 people in Australia. "Grahovac " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Austria.
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Characteristic first names
Ante Graovac,
Igor Graovac,
Mirjana Graovac,
Vera Graovac,
Ivan Graovac,
Dragan Graovac,
Gregori Graovac,
Mladen Graovac,
Goran Graovac,
Gordana Graovac,
Neven Graovac,
Višnja Graovac,
Daria Graovac,
Sandra Graovac,
Saša Graovac,
Dijana Graovac,
Tamara Graovac,
Danimir Graovac,
Marina Graovac