In Croatia, Radov families are Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zadar.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Radov live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Olib (<10), Zadar (<10), and in Zapuntel (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Radov is present in 26 countries worldwide. "Radow " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 60 in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.