Surname Pavićević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pavićević families are mainly Croats (from Opatija area ), less frequently Montenegrins (from Danilovgrad, Montenegro ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Danilovgrad, Montenegro and in Pula.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Pavićević live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and another small place , mostly in Pula (10), Zagreb (<10), Split (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pavićević (including: Pavicevic , Pavichevich and Pavicevich ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Pavicevic " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Sierra Leone. "Pavichevich " is used by some 200 people in Argentina and about 70 in the United States. "Pavicevich " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lukrecija Pavićević, Mladen Pavićević, Radomir Pavićević, Ognjen Pavićević, Katarina Pavićević, Miloš Pavićević, Jelena Pavićević, Ivan Pavićević, Katja Pavićević, Marica Pavićević, Željko Pavićević, Dean Pavićević, Marina Pavićević, Borka Pavićević, Vuko Pavićević, Mila Pavićević, Đorđe Pavićević, Nada Pavićević, Smiljka Pavićević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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