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Surname Rovis in modern Croatia
Rovis families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area , rarely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area. In Veljaki in Labin area every third inhabitant had the family name Rovis.
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Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Rovis live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are only located in in 11 Croatian cities and 10 other places, mostly in Pula (45), Rovinj (15), Zminj in Pazin area (15), Rijeka (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Rovis (including: Rowies , Rovies , Rovish and Rowis ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Rowis " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Nikola Rovis,
Damir Rovis,
Bernard Rovis,
Stjepan Rovis,
Sanja Rovis,
Lino Rovis,
Goran Rovis,
Anton Rovis,
Elvis Rovis,
Silvia Rovis,
Giordano Rovis,
Nela Rovis,
Jasminka Rovis,
Silvio Rovis,
Bruno Rovis,
Renato Rovis,
Mario Rovis,
Ljerka Rovis,
Vesna Rovis