Surname Stević in modern Croatia

Stević families can be both Serbs and Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Stević live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Osijek (25), Zagreb (25), Vukovar (25), Dobroselo in Obrovac area (15), and in Rijeka (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Stević (including: Stevic , Stevich , Stevick and Stewich ) is present in 30 countries on four continents. The family name "Stevic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 90 people in Austria. "Stevich " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Belarus. "Stewich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Filip Stević, Branka Stević, Jelena Stević, Milan Stević, Sonja Stević, Dušan Stević, Zdravko Stević, Tijana Stević, Miodrag Stević, Nenad Stević, Ilija Stević, Daliborka Stević, Slađana Stević, Danijel Stević, Dragoslav Stević, Siniša Stević, Miroslav Stević, Jagoda Stević, Borislav Stević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1750 in source 18th Century Census.

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