Surname Pitarević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pitarević families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Mljet ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Dubrovnik area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Pitarević live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Dubrovnik (10), Mokosica (<10), Marinici in Rijeka area (<5), and in Slano in Dubrovnik area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pitarević is present in five countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Maro Pitarević, Miho Pitarević, Ivo Pitarević, Irena Pitarević, Sabina Pitarević, Mirjana Pitarević, Vedranka Pitarević, Radmila Pitarević, Ana Pitarević, Stjepan Pitarević, Petra Pitarević, Antun Pitarević, Vicko Pitarević, Ivana Pitarević, Anka Pitarević, Božo Pitarević, Frano Pitarević, Ane Pitarević, Djevad Pitarević

Mentions in sources

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

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