Surname Padović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Padović families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb. In Gornja Ploščica in Garesnica area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Padović.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Padović live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Galovac (15), Sasovac in Bjelovar area (<10), Bjelovar (<5), and in Berek in Cazma area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Padović (including: Padovich , Padovic , Padowicz and Padovicz ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Padovic " is used by few people in Sweden and few people in the United States. "Padovich " is used by some 200 people in Zambia and about 90 in the United States. "Padowicz " is used by small number of people in Israel and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bojan Padović, Marijan Padović, Danijela Padović, Zvjezdana Padović, Ivanka Padović, Ivan Padović, Andrea Padović, Božica Padović, Ivana Padović, Josip Padović, Vladko Padović, Dražen Padović, Luka Padović, Dragutin Padović, Marijana Padović, Vladimir Padović, Verica Padović, Ivica Padović, Ljiljanka Padović

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