Surname Ovničević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ovničević families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Ovničević live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and another small place , mostly in Slavonski Samac in Zupanja area (25), Osijek (15), Donja Stubica (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Dubrovnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ovničević is present in two countries.

Characteristic first names

Anka Ovničević, Darko Ovničević, Tomislav Ovničević, Hrvoje Ovničević, Ilija Ovničević, Danko Ovničević, Miroslav Ovničević, Orsat Ovničević, Zorica Ovničević, Stanko Ovničević, Robert Ovničević, Vesna Ovničević, Nada Ovničević, Zvonimir Ovničević, Domagoj Ovničević, Josip Ovničević, Marija Ovničević, Anica Ovničević, Ane Ovničević

Mentions in sources

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.

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