Surname Radovanović in modern Croatia

Radovanović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. According to some sources s Hvara and Peljesca, often Serbs from bosanske Posavine. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod and Zagreb. In Glavičorak in Semberia (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Radovanović.

Prevalence

About 760 people with faimily name Radovanović live in Croatia today, in 360 households. There were 800 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 49 cities and 83 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Smokvica on the Island of Korcula (65), Slavonski Brod (50), Sikirevci in Zupanja area (45), and in Rijeka (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 37 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (11), Switzerland (8), Germany (7), the United States (5), New Zealand (2), South Africa (1), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (1), and to France (1).
Family name Radovanović (including: Radovanovic , Radovanovich , Radovanovitsch , Radovanovici and Radowanowitsch ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Radovanovic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 100 people in Austria. "Radovanovich " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , about 80 in the United States , and some 80 people in Russian Federation. "Radovanovici " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranko Radovanović, Nataša Radovanović, Vitomir Radovanović, Milorad Radovanović, Rajko Radovanović, Emil Radovanović, Zoran Radovanović, Damir Radovanović, Željko Radovanović, Miroslav Radovanović, Jasenka Radovanović, Nenad Radovanović, Sanja Radovanović, Vlatko Radovanović, Dragan Radovanović, Sven Radovanović, Ante Radovanović, Nina Radovanović, Borivoje Radovanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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