Surname Volović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Volović families are Croats (from Duga Resa area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Volović live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Karlovac (15), Zagreb (<10), Srednje Prilisce in Duga Resa area (<5), Donje Mrzlo Polje Mreznicko (<5), and in Donje Prilisce in Duga Resa area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Volović (including: Volovich , Volovic , Volovick , Wolovich , Wolovick , Volovych , Volovici , Vollovick , Volovichi and Volowicz ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Volovic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Israel , small number of people in Ukraine. "Volowicz " is used by few people in the United States. "Volovick " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Denmark.

Characteristic first names

Mario Volović, Nikola Volović, Josip Volović, Ivana Volović, Višnja Volović, Nada Volović, Željko Volović, Božica Volović, Ivan Volović, Dubravka Volović, Ivica Volović, Katarina Volović, Dinka Volović, Iva Volović, Anka Volović, Mladenka Volović, Branko Volović, Sanja Volović, Vladimir Volović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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