Surname Vargović in modern Croatia

Vargović families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and Koprivnica. In Cvetkovec in Koprivnica area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Vargović.

Prevalence

About 240 people with faimily name Vargović live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 29 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Virovitica (40), Koprivnica (35), Ludbreg (10), and in Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (4), Germany (4), and to the United States (3).
Family name Vargović (including: Vargovich , Vargovic , Wargovich and Vargovick ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Vargovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Slovakia. "Vargovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Vargovick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Emil Vargović, Eduard Vargović, Zoran Vargović, Boris Vargović, Mario Vargović, Željka Vargović, Goran Vargović, Suzana Vargović, Ivan Vargović, Igor Vargović, Ljiljana Vargović, Gordan Vargović, Slavko Vargović, Mirjana Vargović, Martin Vargović, Stevo Vargović, Vlasta Vargović, Darko Vargović, Josip Vargović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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