Surname Maver in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Maver families are predominantly Croats (from Biograd na moru area ), rarely Italians (from the Island of Cres ), and very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Maver live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Sveti Filip i Jakov in Biograd na moru area (<10), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Cres on the Island of Cres (<5), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Maver is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Maver " is used by some 500 people in Italy , about 400 in the United States , and some 200 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Maver, Ante Maver, Krešimir Maver, Saša Maver, Hubert Maver, Jasna Maver, Giovanni Maver, Darko Maver, Gordana Maver, Divna Maver, Josip Maver, Kristina Maver, Igor Maver, Zofija Maver, Magda Maver, Milan Maver, Anka Maver, Blanka Maver, Nevio Maver

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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