Sovina families are Croats and they are mostly from Velika Gorica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica area and in Petrinja area. In Barbarići Kravarski in Velika Gorica area every third inhabitant had the family name Sovina.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Sovina live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Barbarici Kravarski in Velika Gorica area (10), Busevec (10), Velika Gorica (<10), Gornji Vukojevac in Petrinja area (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Sovina (including: Shovina , Sowina ) is present in 14 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
