Surname Slović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Slović families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Slović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Mavrinci in Rijeka area (<10), Drenje in Djakovo area (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Slović (including: Slovic , Slovich , Slovick , Slowick and Slowich ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Slovic " is used by some 60 people in Japan , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Taiwan. "Slovich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Slowich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Slović, Zoran Slović, Velimir Slović, Marija Slović, Anđelko Slović, Dario Slović, Nenad Slović, Gordana Slović, Vedran Slović, Sebastian Slović, Jasminka Slović, Snježana Slović, Ana Slović, Ljerka Slović, Tomislav Slović, Mirjana Slović, Lidija Slović, Dragoljub Slović, Ljiljana Slović

Mentions in sources

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

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