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Surname Pavlović in modern Croatia
Pavlović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Senj area. According to some sources they are from Bosnia, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Brcko area). In places Pavlovići and Miletići in Middle Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Pavlović.
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Prevalence
About 8300 people with faimily name Pavlović live in Croatia today, in 3600 households. There were 6000 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 117 cities and 743 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1475), Osijek (265), Rijeka (250), Sesvete (235), and in Split (220).
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Outside Croatia
At least 186 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (76), the United States (36), Australia (17), Switzerland (16), Canada (13), Austria (9), Sweden (8), France (5), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (2), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Pavlović (including: Pavlovich , Pavlovic , Pawlowicz , Pavlovics , Pavlovicz , Pawlowich , Pawlowic , Pawlowitsch , Pawlowiec and Pavlovitsch ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. The family name "Pavlovic " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Slovakia. "Pavlovicz " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Pawlowicz " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 500 in the United States , and some 100 people in Argentina.
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Characteristic first names
Andrea Pavlović,
Ivan Pavlović,
Dražen Pavlović,
Branka Pavlović,
Natalija Pavlović,
Boško Pavlović,
Miroslav Pavlović,
Milan Pavlović,
Davorin Pavlović,
Roberta Pavlović,
Damir Pavlović,
Nediljko Pavlović,
Goran Pavlović,
Valentin Pavlović,
Albert Pavlović,
Dragan Pavlović,
Žana Pavlović,
Maja Pavlović,
Svea Pavlović
