Surname Marof in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Marof families are Croats (from Vrbovsko ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Marof live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Plesivica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Marof (including: Maroof , Mahroof , Maarof , Maaroof , Maroff , Maaroff , Maeroff , Marhoff and Marhoof ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. "Maroff " is used by some 200 people in Bolivia , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Marhoff " is used by small number of people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Maeroff " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vitomir Marof, Anamarija Marof, Štefanija Marof, Margareta Marof, Slavko Marof, Zvonimir Marof, Barica Marof, Franjo Marof, Helena Marof, Jakov Marof, Margarita Marof, Štefica Marof

Mentions in sources

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

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