Surname Legovich in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Legovich families are mainly Croats (from Porec area ), less frequently Italians (also from Porec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Porec area. In Legovići in Porec area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Legovich.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Legovich live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Novigrad (<5), Zagreb (<5), Kastelir in Novigrad area (<5), and in Vrsar in Rovinj area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Legovich is present in 11 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Alfio Legovich, Daniela Legovich, Jasmina Legovich, Biserka Legovich, Diego Legovich, Ennio Legovich, Graziella Legovich, Aris Legovich, Renata Legovich, Renato Legovich, Letizia Legovich, Daolinda Legovich, Ana Legovich, Aldo Legovich, Nicola Legovich, Lino Legovich, Emilio Legovich, Eugenio Legovich, Ezio Legovich

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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