Surname Stepanović in modern Croatia

Stepanović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Vukovar area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and in Vukovar area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Stepanović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Vera in Vukovar area (15), Split (10), Borovo in Vukovar area (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stepanović (including: Stepanovich , Stepanovic , Stepanovych , Stepanowicz , Stepanowich , Stephanovich , Stepanovici , Stephanovic and Steppanovich ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Stepanovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Stepanovich " is used by some 1000 people in Russian Federation , about 1000 in Ukraine , and some 300 people in the United States. "Stepanowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Stepanović, Sanja Stepanović, Tomislav Stepanović, Danijela Stepanović, Kristina Stepanović, Zoran Stepanović, Živko Stepanović, Jelena Stepanović, Milan Stepanović, Mile Stepanović, Vlatka Stepanović, Milovan Stepanović, Borislav Stepanović, Aleksandar Stepanović, Radmila Stepanović, Đuro Stepanović, Jovan Stepanović, Milica Stepanović, Lidija Stepanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned about one hundred times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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