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Surname Hočevar in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Hočevar families are generally Croats (from Niksic, Montenegro ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Hočevar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Jastrebarsko (<10), Split (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Kutina (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Hočevar (including: Hocevar , Hochevar and Hotschewar ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Hocevar " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in Brazil , and some 300 people in Germany. "Hochevar " is used by some 200 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vesna Hočevar,
Tomaž Hočevar,
Ivan Hočevar,
Željko Hočevar,
Aljoša Hočevar,
Josip Hočevar,
Darko Hočevar,
Drago Hočevar,
Alojzija Hočevar,
Stanko Hočevar,
Irena Hočevar,
Daniela Hočevar,
Franjo Hočevar,
Višnja Hočevar,
Anton Hočevar,
Bojan Hočevar,
Iva Hočevar,
Marko Hočevar,
Uroš Hočevar
