Surname Vlaović in modern Croatia

Vlaović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Nova Gradiska. In places Drežnik and Vrbje in Nova Gradiska area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Vlaović.

Prevalence

About 290 people with faimily name Vlaović live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (55), Zagreb (35), and in Vrbje (35), Resetari (20) and Dreznik (15) in Nova Gradiska area.

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Germany (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Vlaović (including: Vlahovic , Vlaovich , Vlahovich , Vlaovic and Wlahovich ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Vlaovich " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Vlahovic " is used by some 1000 people in Bolivia , about 900 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Vlahovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Vlaović, Stjepan Vlaović, Ignjat Vlaović, Milana Vlaović, Jelka Vlaović, Davor Vlaović, Gordan Vlaović, Goran Vlaović, Dušan Vlaović, Bernard Vlaović, Srdjan Vlaović, Tomislav Vlaović, Romana Vlaović, Dragica Vlaović, Monika Vlaović, Snježana Vlaović, Irena Vlaović, Zvonko Vlaović, Vesna Vlaović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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