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Surname Javora in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Javora families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Pozega. In Grabarje in Orahovica area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Javora.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Javora live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Sesvete (<10), Grabarje in Orahovica area (<5), Pozega (<5), and in Jaksic in Pozega area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Javora (including: Jawora , Yawora ) is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Javora " is used by some 300 people in Guatemala , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vjekoslav Javora,
Ivan Javora,
Zlatko Javora,
Đuro Javora,
Anka Javora,
Štefica Javora,
Antun Javora,
Ljiljana Javora,
Radek Javora,
Mirjana Javora,
Renata Javora,
Abaz Javora,
Josip Javora,
Milka Javora,
Iva Javora,
Marija Javora,
Jasna Javora,
Katarina Javora,
Ivana Javora
