Surname Prević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Prević families are almost entirely Croats (from Daruvar ), very rarely Czechs (from Ivanec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Prević live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Daruvar (<10), Zagreb (<10), Samobor (<10), Staznjevec (<5), and in Donji Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Prević (including: Previc , Previch and Perevich ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Previc " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Previch " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Krešimir Prević, Marijan Prević, Željko Prević, Tomislav Prević, Branko Prević, Ivica Prević, Josip Prević, Ivan Prević, Kata Prević, Ratimir Prević, Antun Prević, Helenka Prević, Nikola Prević, Terezija Prević, Djurdjica Prević, Dubravka Prević, Katica Prević, Natalija Prević, Mladen Prević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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