Surname Makvić in modern Croatia

Makvić families are Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Makvić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (35), Zagreb (35), Otrovanec in Djurdjevac area (25), Rijeka (10), and in Bjelovar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Makvić (including: Makvic , Makhvich , Machovic , Makwiche , Makwich , Mackvick , MacVichie , Machovich , Macvicz and Machwic ) is present in 12 countries on three continents. "Mackvick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Macvicz " is used by few people in the United States. "Machovic " is used by some 100 people in Slovakia , about 60 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Makvić, Željko Makvić, Krešimir Makvić, Valentina Makvić, Gabriela Makvić, Đina Makvić, Božidar Makvić, Petar Makvić, Ivan Makvić, Tatjana Makvić, Božica Makvić, Darinka Makvić, Vedran Makvić, Mario Makvić, Goran Makvić, Damir Makvić, Stjepan Makvić, Jelica Makvić, Igor Makvić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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