Surname Katavić in modern Croatia

Katavić families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. According to some sources they are from Rama (north Herzegovina), Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Doboj, Bosnia (Doboj area) and in Imotski area. In Gornji Proložac in Imotski area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Katavić.

Prevalence

About 1000 people with faimily name Katavić live in Croatia today, in 380 households. There were 480 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 39 cities and 68 other places, mostly in Zagreb (200), Slavonski Brod (125), Split (115), Makarska (45), and in Stobrec (35).

Outside Croatia

Family name Katavić (including: Katavic , Katavich , Katawicz and Katawick ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Katavic " is used by some 100 people in Australia , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in Germany. "Katavich " is used by small number of people in New Zealand , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Katawicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Katavić, Mariza Katavić, Karlo Katavić, Vedran Katavić, Zdenko Katavić, Ivica Katavić, Vice Katavić, Vlado Katavić, Dražen Katavić, Jole Katavić, Milijana Katavić, Sanda Katavić, Ante Katavić, Marko Katavić, Antonija Katavić, Anto Katavić, Branko Katavić, Jure Katavić, Siniša Katavić

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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