Svaguša families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska area and in Split.
Prevalence
About 230 people with faimily name Svaguša live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Split (80), Zagreb (35), Makarska (25), Zagvozd in Makarska area (20), and in Metkovic (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Svaguša is present in five countries on four 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.