Surname Prović in modern Croatia

Prović families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic and in Opuzen area. In Slivno Ravno in Opuzen area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Prović.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Prović live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Opuzen (105), Zagreb (<10), Koprivnica (<10), Pula (<10), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Prović (including: Provic , Perovich , Provich , Perovic , Provick , Prowicz and Prowich ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. "Provich " is used by small number of people in South Africa , small number in Mexico , and small number in the United States. "Prowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Prowich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Prović, Ivica Prović, Ninoslav Prović, Oliver Prović, Štefica Prović, Diana Prović, Terezija Prović, Marijan Prović, Vladimir Prović, Davor Prović, Sanja Prović, Slavomir Prović, Milica Prović, Ivana Prović, Zdravko Prović, Alma Prović, Marija Prović, Mihovil Prović, Danijela Prović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1710 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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