Surname Malovec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Malovec families are Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pozega. In Resnik in Pleternica every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Malovec.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Malovec live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Pozega (<10), Dolac in Pozega area (<5), Razvor in Pregrada area (<5), and in Dezevci in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Malovec is present in 9 countries on two continents. The family name "Malovec " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Malovetz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Matko Malovec, Tomislav Malovec, Silvijo Malovec, Damir Malovec, Anamarija Malovec, Mirjana Malovec, Mario Malovec, Boris Malovec, Stjepan Malovec, Željko Malovec, Josip Malovec, Katarina Malovec, Vladimir Malovec, Milica Malovec, Nada Malovec, Verica Malovec, Vlado Malovec, Mara Malovec, Ivan Malovec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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