In Croatia, Ovanin families are Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb. In Stari Farkašić in Petrinja area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Ovanin.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Ovanin live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Sisak (30), Novi Farkasic (10), Zagreb (<10), Staro Pracno (<10), and in Novo Selo (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1). Family name Ovanin is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Ovanin " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
