Surname Povh in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Povh families are predominantly Croats (from Zapresic area ), rarely Slovenes (from Opatija area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Povh live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Gornje Sitno (<10), Split (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), and in Lovran in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Povh (including: Povchun , Povch , Powch , Powthi , Povcher and Povth ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Povth " is used by few people in the United States. "Powch " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Povcher " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saša Povh, Miran Povh, Ana Povh, Bara Povh, Benjamin Povh, Ivan Povh, Željko Povh, Vladimir Povh, Goran Povh, Boris Povh, Milka Povh, Denis Povh, Ivana Povh, Danijela Povh, Janez Povh, Heribert Povh, Zlata Povh, Radmila Povh, Danica Povh

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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