Surname Orlović in modern Croatia

Orlović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Benkovac area , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Benkovac area and in Sibenik. In Budak in Benkovac area every second inhabitant had the family name Orlović.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Orlović live in Croatia today, in 480 households. There were 940 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 52 cities and 77 other places, mostly in Zagreb (255), Budak in Benkovac area (205), Zadar (70), Rijeka (50), and in Sibenik (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (3), France (2), Australia (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Orlović (including: Orlovich , Orlovic , Orlowicz and Orlovick ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. "Orlowicz " is used by some 300 people in Poland , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Sweden. "Orlovick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Orlović, Siniša Orlović, Boris Orlović, Robert Orlović, Mirko Orlović, Franjo Orlović, Zdravko Orlović, Mario Orlović, Sandra Orlović, Mato Orlović, Željko Orlović, Ivan Orlović, Daniela Orlović, Lenka Orlović, Tadija Orlović, Tomislav Orlović, Katarina Orlović, Kristijan Orlović, Marijan Orlović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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