Surname Povrženić in modern Croatia

Povrženić families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Jastrebarsko area and in Zagreb. In Donje Prekrižje in Jastrebarsko area every second inhabitant had the family name Povrženić.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Povrženić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Donje Prekrizje in Jastrebarsko area (35), Karlovac (30), Dugo Selo (20), and in Sesvete (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Argentina (3) and the United States (2).
Family name Povrženić (including: Povrzenic , Povrzenich ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Povrzenic " is used by small number of people in Argentina and small number in the United States. "Povrzenich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Povrženić, Mladen Povrženić, Željko Povrženić, Jasna Povrženić, Darko Povrženić, Petar Povrženić, Goranka Povrženić, Janko Povrženić, Davor Povrženić, Sunčica Povrženić, Kristina Povrženić, Ljubomir Povrženić, Dražen Povrženić, Martina Povrženić, Oliver Povrženić, Dragutin Povrženić, Krunoslav Povrženić, Daniel Povrženić, Petra Povrženić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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