Surname Penavić in modern Croatia

Penavić families are Croats and they are mostly from north Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Konjic area) and in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area).

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Penavić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Orolik in Vinkovci area (15), Rijeka (<10), Vinkovci (<10), and in Slakovci in Vinkovci area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Penavić is present in five countries on two continents. The family name "Penavic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Penavić, Ana Penavić, Željko Penavić, Zlatko Penavić, Dobrila Penavić, Lovorka Penavić, Jozo Penavić, Stanko Penavić, Boris Penavić, Branko Penavić, Neda Penavić, Vladislava Penavić, Ankica Penavić, Zlatan Penavić, Tihomir Penavić, Joso Penavić, Mate Penavić, Vladimir Penavić, Mirko Penavić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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