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Surname Sovar in modern Croatia
Sovar families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Krizevci. In Gornja Glogovnica in Krizevci every seventh inhabitant had the family name Sovar.
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Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Sovar live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Gornja Glogovnica (20), Sotin (<10), Krizevci (<10), Cakovec (<10), and in Mursko Sredisce (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Austria (1), and to France (1).
Family name Sovar (including: Sowar , Shovar and Showar ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Sovar " is used by some 1000 people in Romania , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Sowar " is used by some 500 people in Sudan , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Egypt. "Shovar " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Canada.
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Characteristic first names
Marin Sovar,
Mario Sovar,
Marijan Sovar,
Ivica Sovar,
Goran Sovar,
Zdenko Sovar,
Dražen Sovar,
Igor Sovar,
Damir Sovar,
Renato Sovar,
Stjepan Sovar,
Slađana Sovar,
Danijela Sovar,
Nikolina Sovar,
Marija Sovar,
Jelena Sovar,
Brigita Sovar,
Josip Sovar,
Katica Sovar
