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Surname Vatović in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Vatović families are Croats (from Opuzen area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Opuzen area. In Štedrica in Dubrovnik area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Vatović.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Vatović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (10), Metkovic (10), Mliniste in Opuzen area (<10), Split (<10), and in Topolo in Dubrovnik area (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Vatović (including: Vatovic , Vatovich and Watowich ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. "Watowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Slobodan Vatović,
Maja Vatović,
Sanja Vatović,
Joško Vatović,
Ivana Vatović,
Danijela Vatović,
Ivica Vatović,
Vlaho Vatović,
Ivanka Vatović,
Ante Vatović,
Antonela Vatović,
Branka Vatović,
Nikša Vatović,
Toni Vatović,
Nediljka Vatović,
Ivan Vatović,
Marija Vatović,
Boris Vatović,
Silvija Vatović