Surname Panović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Panović families are almost entirely Croats (from Garesnica area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Panović live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities, mostly in Zagreb (10), Rijeka (<10), Split (<5), Nasice (<5), and in Kapelica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Panović (including: Panovich , Panowicz , Panowich , Panovici , Panowitsch and Panovic ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Panovic " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Panovich " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 100 in the United States , and some 80 people in Brazil. "Panowicz " is used by some 600 people in Poland and about 200 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aljoša Panović, Silvo Panović, Stjepan Panović, Ljiljana Panović, Julijana Panović, Ivo Panović, Darko Panović, Venko Panović, Andrija Panović, Ivan Panović, Vlatko Panović, Marin Panović, Nino Panović, Goran Panović, Vesna Panović, Bojana Panović, Vanja Panović, Tomo Panović, Marijana Panović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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