Surname Pavešić in modern Croatia

Pavešić families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Pavešić live in Croatia today, in 150 households.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 37 other places, mostly in Rijeka (50), Zagreb (45), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (20), Bjelovar (20), and in Zdala in Djurdjevac area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Australia (3), Switzerland (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Pavešić (including: Pavesich , Pavesic and Pavesicz ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Pavesic " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Pavesich " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 50 in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Rajko Pavešić, Krešimir Pavešić, Lidija Pavešić, Julijana Pavešić, Nenad Pavešić, Teo Pavešić, Alan Pavešić, Biljana Pavešić, Kristina Pavešić, Zlatica Pavešić, Mario Pavešić, Tomislav Pavešić, Savka Pavešić, Dubravka Pavešić, Zoran Pavešić, Zlatko Pavešić, Dražen Pavešić, Dragutin Pavešić, Ivica Pavešić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1692 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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