Surname Novaković in modern Croatia

Novaković families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In places Voljice and Vaganjac in Middle Bosnia every sixth inhabitant had the family name Novaković.

Prevalence

About 3000 people with faimily name Novaković live in Croatia today, in 1400 households. There were 3600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 96 cities and 323 other places, mostly in Zagreb (510), Split (140), Rijeka (115), Osijek (110), and in Karlovac (70).

Outside Croatia

At least 56 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (15), the United States (9), Australia (9), Austria (6), Switzerland (6), Sweden (2), New Zealand (2), the United Kingdom (2), France (2), Canada (2), and to Norway (1).
Family name Novaković (including: Novakovic , Novakovich , Nowakowicz , Novacovici , Novakovics , Nowakowitsch and Nowakowic ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Novakovic " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 500 in Germany , and some 200 people in Great Britain. "Novakovich " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 100 in Belarus , and some 90 people in Russian Federation. "Novacovici " is used by some 200 people in Romania , small number in Spain , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Novaković, Dinko Novaković, Predrag Novaković, Jakša Novaković, Antonija Novaković, Slobodan Novaković, Milan Novaković, Darko Novaković, Anđelko Novaković, Jurica Novaković, Svetlana Novaković, Vladimir Novaković, Ivan Novaković, Željko Novaković, Vera Novaković, Borivoj Novaković, Gordan Novaković, Ivo Novaković, Trpimir Novaković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over a hundred times, the first time 1705 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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