Surname Čalović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čalović families are predominantly Croats (from Labin area ), rarely Montenegrins (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Beli Manastir.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Čalović live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Sumber in Labin area (<10), Rijeka (<5), Beli Manastir (<5), Samobor (<5), and in Darda in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Čalović (including: Calovich , Chalovich , Calovic and Chalovic ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Calovic " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Calovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Chalovich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Robi Čalović, Nataša Čalović, Dejan Čalović, Vjeran Čalović, Željko Čalović, Branko Čalović, Viktor Čalović, Gracijela Čalović, Ivana Čalović, Ivanka Čalović, Atilio Čalović, Đorđije Čalović, Josip Čalović, Marija Čalović, Elda Čalović, Alma Čalović, Djurdjina Čalović, Đurđica Čalović, Aleksandar Čalović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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