Surname Ožvald in modern Croatia

Ožvald families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Ožvald live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Martinscina (15), Repno (10), Karlovac (<10), and in Velika Gorica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ožvald (including: Ozvald , Ozwald and Ozsvald ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Ozvald " is used by some 70 people in Hungary and small number in the United States. "Ozwald " is used by some 70 people in Japan , small number in France , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miljenko Ožvald, Mario Ožvald, Darko Ožvald, Suzana Ožvald, Verica Ožvald, Lana Ožvald, Andreja Ožvald, Marija Ožvald, Mladen Ožvald, Andrea Ožvald, Danijela Ožvald, Tomo Ožvald, Nenad Ožvald, Davor Ožvald, Ivica Ožvald, Josip Ožvald, Krešimir Ožvald, Mira Ožvald, Krešo Ožvald

Mentions in sources

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

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