In Croatia, Ovad families are mainly Ukrainians (from Novska area ), less frequently Croats (also from Novska area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska and Kutina.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Ovad live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in only five naselja i to in Lipovljani in Novska area (20), Daranovci in Pozega area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<5).