Surname Karabegović in modern Croatia

Karabegović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , often Bosniaks (also from Bosnian Posavina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Bosanski Novi area) and in Bosnian Krajina (Teslic area). In Parnica in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Karabegović.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Karabegović live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Rijeka (<10), Vir in Nin area (<10), Punat on the Island of Krk (<10), and in Funtana in Rovinj area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Karabegović (including: Karabegovic , Karabegovich ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Karabegovic " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Libya.

Characteristic first names

Jasmin Karabegović, Ognjen Karabegović, Enver Karabegović, Zlatan Karabegović, Idriz Karabegović, Slađana Karabegović, Elvis Karabegović, Emina Karabegović, Viktor Karabegović, Fuad Karabegović, Emil Karabegović, Mirsad Karabegović, Ferid Karabegović, Mirela Karabegović, Haris Karabegović, Badema Karabegović, Edim Karabegović, Sanela Karabegović, Fahrudin Karabegović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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