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Surname Horvat in modern Croatia
Horvat families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. According to some sources they are from Lika, Zagreb area, Turopolje and from Hungary, very rarely Hungarians (Beli Manastir area) and Roms (Cakovec area). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Cakovec.
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Prevalence
About 19900 people with faimily name Horvat live in Croatia today, in 8100 households. There were 19200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 115 cities and 1249 other places, mostly in Zagreb (3375), Cakovec (680), Osijek (500), Varazdin (445), and in Koprivnica (435).
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Outside Croatia
At least 250 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (101), the United States (32), Australia (30), Austria (27), France (20), Canada (17), Switzerland (11), Belgium (3), Argentina (2), Japan (2), Sweden (2), the Netherlands (1), Spain (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Horvat (including: Horvath , Horwath , Thorvat , Horváth , Horwat , Horvát , Thorwat , Horvatt and Horvaht ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. The family name "Horvat " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 4000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Romania. "Horvath " is used by some 100000 people in Hungary , about 40000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Germany. "Horwath " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 500 in Austria , and some 400 people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Đuro Horvat,
Milan Horvat,
Tea Horvat,
Igor Horvat,
Petar Horvat,
Sanja Horvat,
Filip Horvat,
Tatjana Horvat,
Tomislav Horvat,
Rajko Horvat,
Davor Horvat,
Rudolf Horvat,
Damir Horvat,
Ida Horvat,
Mirjana Horvat,
Vatroslav Horvat,
Tihomir Horvat,
Hrvoje Horvat,
Branko Horvat
