Surname Radović in modern Croatia

Radović families are predominantly Croats and they are mostly from Nin area. According to some sources they are from Labin area. U manjem broju can be Serbs, and Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Nin area.

Prevalence

About 1700 people with faimily name Radović live in Croatia today, in 800 households. There were 1700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 71 cities and 162 other places, mostly in Zagreb (245), Vir in Nin area (140), Rijeka (90), Split (85), and in Karlovac (80).

Outside Croatia

At least 55 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (24), Germany (12), Australia (8), France (3), Switzerland (2), Austria (2), Brazil (2), Canada (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Radović (including: Radovich , Radovic , Radovici , Radovics , Radowicz , Radowick , Radovicz , Radowich , Radovick and Radowiec ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Radovic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Indonesia. "Radovich " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 100 in Mexico , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Radovicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Radović, Nikola Radović, Diana Radović, Jasminka Radović, Ivica Radović, Goranka Radović, Endi Radović, Dragan Radović, Davor Radović, Sanja Radović, Zdenka Radović, Damir Radović, Darijo Radović, Mile Radović, Robert Radović, Duško Radović, Mario Radović, Neven Radović, Nikol Radović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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