Surname Svast in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Svast families are Croats (from Senj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Svast live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Senj (<10), Rijeka (<5), Zagreb (<5), Senj (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Svast (including: Szwast , Svasth and Swast ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. The family name "Svast " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Swast " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Szwast " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Anita Svast, Branko Svast, Nehajev Svast, Miroslav Svast, Danijela Svast, Ankica Svast, Selma Svast, Zora Svast, Milodar Svast, Antun Svast, Ljuba Svast, Nada Svast, Darinka Svast, Josip Svast, Sandra Svast, David Svast, Sara Svast, Đurđica Svast, Lijerka Svast

Mentions in sources

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.

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