In Croatia, Ožvat families are mainly Slovaks (from Zupanja area ), less frequently Croats (also from Zupanja area ), and very rarely Rusyns (from Vukovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Ožvat live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Soljani in Zupanja area (20), Vinkovci (<10), Brsadin in Vukovar area (<10), Virovitica (<5), and in Zupanja (<5).
