Surname Pelivanović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pelivanović families are generally Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Kupres area) and in Osijek. In Otinovci in Middle Bosnia every seventh inhabitant had the family name Pelivanović.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Pelivanović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Valpovo (20), Novska (10), Bizovac in Valpovo area (10), Remetinec in Vrbovec area (<10), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pelivanović (including: Pehlivanovic , Pelivanovic ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Pelivanovic " is used by few people in the United States. "Pehlivanovic " is used by small number of people in Sweden and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Pelivanović, Svjetlana Pelivanović, Bernardica Pelivanović, Stipe Pelivanović, Tomislav Pelivanović, Jozo Pelivanović, Anita Pelivanović, Ana Pelivanović, Anto Pelivanović, Marija Pelivanović, Milan Pelivanović, Antun Pelivanović, Niko Pelivanović, Štefica Pelivanović, Slavka Pelivanović, Anka Pelivanović, Dinko Pelivanović, Davor Pelivanović, Ivan Pelivanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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