Surname Ražov in modern Croatia

Ražov families are Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Ražov live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Skabrnja in Biograd na moru area (175), Zadar (90), Zagreb (30), Zemunik Gornji in Zadar area (15), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Austria (2), Australia (2), the Netherlands (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Ražov (including: Razov , Razhkov , Razhov , Razhnov , Erazov and Razzkov ) is present in 19 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Slavko Ražov, Mirjana Ražov, Željko Ražov, Ivona Ražov, Brigita Ražov, Andrija Ražov, Branka Ražov, Venka Ražov, Nadijo Ražov, Zdenka Ražov, Daniela Ražov, Mile Ražov, Ana Ražov, Milena Ražov, Susanna Ražov, Milan Ražov, Danijela Ražov, Miljenko Ražov, Andreja Ražov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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