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Surname Margetić in modern Croatia
Margetić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. According to some sources they are from Rijeka area, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area. In Sveti Križ in Zlatar area every second inhabitant had the family name Margetić.
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Prevalence
About 920 people with faimily name Margetić live in Croatia today, in 410 households. There were 1100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 43 cities and 82 other places, mostly in Zagreb (295), Bjelovar (60), Sveti Kriz in Zlatar area (40), Virovitica (30), and in Prigorje Brdovecko in Zapresic area (30).
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Outside Croatia
At least 20 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), the United States (6), Australia (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Canada (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Margetić (including: Margetic , Margetich and Marghetich ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. The family name "Margetic " is used by some 300 people in Argentina , about 200 in Iraq , and some 100 people in the United States. "Margetich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Austria , and small number of people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Nikola Margetić,
Petra Margetić,
Vladimir Margetić,
Milena Margetić,
Eduard Margetić,
Branimir Margetić,
Sandra Margetić,
Antun Margetić,
Davor Margetić,
Siniša Margetić,
Danijel Margetić,
Mato Margetić,
Josip Margetić,
Zlatko Margetić,
Božo Margetić,
Predrag Margetić,
Saša Margetić,
Goran Margetić,
Nevenka Margetić
