Surname Pavković in modern Croatia

Pavković families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Posusje area) and in Zagreb. In places Izbično and Vrpolje in Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Pavković.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Pavković live in Croatia today, in 690 households. There were 1300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 73 cities and 163 other places, mostly in Zagreb (470), Trogir (95), Zivike in Pleternica area (50), Split (45), and in Karlovac (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 16 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (7), Canada (3), Switzerland (2), the United States (2), Austria (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Pavković (including: Pavkovich , Pavkovic , Pavcovich , Pavkhovich , Pavkovics and Pawkowicz ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Pavkovic " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Pavkovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in South Africa , and some 60 people in Ukraine. "Pavcovich " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mate Pavković, Nikola Pavković, Damir Pavković, Elizabeta Pavković, Danijel Pavković, Pajica Pavković, Slavko Pavković, Petar Pavković, Zdravko Pavković, Josip Pavković, Dijana Pavković, Branimir Pavković, Neven Pavković, Mladen Pavković, Dejan Pavković, Zoran Pavković, Marija Pavković, Gerhard Pavković, Ante Pavković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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