In Croatia, Puović families are Croats (from Trogir ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Trogir.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Puović live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 8 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Trogir (<10), Kastel Stari (<10), Split (<5), and in Kastel Stafilic (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Puović (including: Puhovic , Puhovich and Puovic ) is present in 6 countries.
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.