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Surname Javor in modern Croatia
Javor families are often Croats and they are mostly from Senj area , less frequently Serbs and Bosniaks (also from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj area and in Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 380 people with faimily name Javor live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 34 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (100), Brinje in Senj area (35), Rijeka (25), Slatina (15), and in Brodski Stupnik in Pleternica area (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Austria (2), Canada (2), France (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Javor (including: Jawor , Jávor , Yavor , Yawor , Javoor and Iavor ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. The family name "Javor " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 200 in Slovakia , and some 100 people in Germany. "Iavor " is used by few people in Moldova and few people in the United States. "Jawor " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 500 in the United States , and some 60 people in France , some 60 people in Uganda.
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Characteristic first names
Davorin Javor,
Franjo Javor,
Ljubica Javor,
Željko Javor,
Petar Javor,
Boris Javor,
Veronika Javor,
Ivan Javor,
Andrea Javor,
Ljerka Javor,
Jelena Javor,
Mladen Javor,
Dragomir Javor,
Ivanka Javor,
Borislav Javor,
Ante Javor,
Mirjana Javor,
Ranka Javor,
Anka Javor
