Surname Kovo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kovo families are generally Croats (from Omis ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kovo live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Gata (<10), Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), and in Solin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kovo (including: Covo , Kowo , Chowo , Chivovo , Chiovo , Cowo , Qowo , Chovovo and Kovho ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Cowo " is used by some 50 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branka Kovo, Ivan Kovo, Mate Kovo, Jasna Kovo, Miroslav Kovo, Matija Kovo, Aldo Kovo, Dragica Kovo, Kate Kovo, Ante Kovo, Frano Kovo, Anica Kovo, Jožica Kovo, Luka Kovo, Marija Kovo, Nedjeljko Kovo, Marin Kovo, Dominik Kovo, Karlo Kovo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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