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Surname Važić in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Važić families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (also from Vinkovci area ), and barely Bosniaks (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Osijek. In Rašćani in Western Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Važić.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Važić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dalj in Vinkovci area (40), Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Makarska (<5), and in Bijelo Brdo in Vinkovci area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Važić (including: Vazic , Vazich ) is present in three countries.
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Characteristic first names
Milenko Važić,
Vlado Važić,
Željko Važić,
Jovanka Važić,
Zvjezdan Važić,
Vesna Važić,
Đorđe Važić,
Slobodan Važić,
Božo Važić,
Taiba Važić,
Marica Važić,
Soka Važić,
Slađana Važić,
Lazar Važić,
Mirjana Važić,
Saša Važić,
Snežana Važić,
Zoran Važić,
Milan Važić