Surname Velović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Velović families are Croats (from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Pula area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Velović live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and threee other places, mostly in Matulji (<10) and Lovran (<5) in Opatija area, Rijeka (<5), Tribunj (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Velović (including: Velovic , Velovich and Velovici ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. The family name "Velovic " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Velovich " is used by some 80 people in Argentina , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Velovici " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Velović, Robert Velović, Dag Velović, Alena Velović, Gianni Velović, Goran Velović, Branka Velović, Roža Velović, Marijan Velović, Petrica Velović, Dragica Velović, Marica Velović, Dorian Velović, Elijas Velović, Larisa Velović, Drago Velović, Marija Velović, Anton Velović, Josip Velović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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