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Surname Jovović in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Jovović families are mainly Croats (from Bar, Montenegro ), rarely Montenegrins (from Niksic, Montenegro ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Serbia.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Jovović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Velika Gorica (15), Dubrovnik (<10), Split (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Jovović (including: Jovovic , Jovovich , Yovovich , Iovovich and Lyovovich ) is present in 40 countries worldwide. "Yovovich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 100 in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Sanja Jovović,
Iva Jovović,
Dejan Jovović,
Keti Jovović,
Josip Jovović,
Niko Jovović,
Branko Jovović,
Jovo Jovović,
Alfred Jovović,
Goran Jovović,
Suzana Jovović,
Mirna Jovović,
Nada Jovović,
Dario Jovović,
Sandra Jovović,
Tin Jovović,
Nikola Jovović,
Radislav Jovović,
Aleksandar Jovović
