Surname Đović in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Đović live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Dubrovnik (15), Plocice in Dubrovnik area (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đović (including: Dovich , Djovic , Dovichi , Dovic , Dovick , Dowicz , Gjovic , Dowitsch , Dowich and Dyovich ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Gjovic " is used by few people in the United States. "Dovich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Argentina. "Dowicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Luči Đović, Franica Đović, Ane Đović, Ivo Đović, Nikolina Đović, Pero Đović, Mladen Đović, Barbara Đović, Luko Đović, Marija Đović, Antonio Đović, Luka Đović, Lukša Đović, Nike Đović, Mare Đović, Niko Đović, Nevenka Đović, Stane Đović, Mato Đović

Mentions in sources

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

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