Surname Jovanović in modern Croatia

Jovanović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Novi Vinodolski , often Serbs, very rarely Roms (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Serbia. In places Gornji Zagon and Donji Zagon in Novi Vinodolski every third inhabitant had the family name Jovanović.

Prevalence

About 3500 people with faimily name Jovanović live in Croatia today, in 1600 households. There were 2700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 101 cities and 312 other places, mostly in Zagreb (485), Rijeka (275), Pula (180), Split (155), and in Slavonski Brod (135).

Outside Croatia

At least 110 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (34), the United States (19), Austria (12), the United Kingdom (12), Australia (7), Switzerland (5), France (4), Canada (4), Sweden (4), Belgium (3), the Netherlands (2), New Zealand (1), Spain (1), Bolivia (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Jovanović (including: Jovanovic , Jovanovich , Yovanovich , Iovanovich , Yovanovic , Jovanovics , Iovanovic , Jowanowitsch and Jowanowicz ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Jovanovic " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Austria. "Jovanovich " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 600 in Argentina , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Yovanovich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 80 in Russian Federation , and some 70 people in Peru.

Characteristic first names

Kristijan Jovanović, Željko Jovanović, Branko Jovanović, Dejan Jovanović, Jadranka Jovanović, Ivica Jovanović, Drago Jovanović, Matiana Jovanović, Milovan Jovanović, Helga Jovanović, Savo Jovanović, Branimir Jovanović, Aleksandar Jovanović, Dragan Jovanović, Božica Jovanović, Josip Jovanović, Aleksandra Jovanović, Nikolina Jovanović, Veljko Jovanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over two hundred times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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