Surname Katava in modern Croatia

Katava families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Maglaj area) and in Middle Bosnia (Busovaca area). In places Prosje , Azapovići and Kuliješ in Middle Bosnia every seventh inhabitant had the family name Katava.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Katava live in Croatia today, in 30 households.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Omisalj on the Island of Krk (25), Dugo Selo (10), Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Katava (including: Katawa , Kathava , Kathawa , Khatava , Kattava , Kahtava , Katthava , Chatava and Khatavha ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Katava " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Zimbabwe. "Kathawa " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Kahtava " is used by small number of people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dario Katava, San Katava, Dragan Katava, Dubravko Katava, Ružica Katava, Branko Katava, Igor Katava, Ivo Katava, Branka Katava, Nevenka Katava, Boris Katava, Josip Katava, Zoran Katava, Ivica Katava, Ivan Katava, Marija Katava, Ljubica Katava, Milenko Katava, Ivanka Katava

Mentions in sources

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

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