30 most popular surnames in Croatia
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According to data from the most recent census conducted in Croatia, the honour of the most common surname in the country belongs to Horvat.
Almost 20,000 people carry the name Horvat out of a population of just over 3.8 million. The surname is derived from the word “hrvat,” which means “Croat” and was originally used to identify people from the area and over time it became a common surname.
In second place, over 6,000 people behind, is the surname Kovačević, followed by Babić, Marić and Jurić.
30 most popular surnames in Croatia and the number of people who share the name in the country
1. Horvat – 19,705
2. Kovačević – 13,352
3. Babić – 11,319
4. Marić 10,174
5. Jurić – 9,852
6. Novak – 9,739
7. Kovačić – 9,469
8. Knežević – 9,319
9. Vuković – 9,163
10. Matić – 8,668
11. Marković – 8,610
12. Petrović – 8,400
13. Tomić – 8,395
14. Pavlović – 7,683
15. Kovač – 7,476
16. Božić – 7,244
17. Grgić – 6,931
18. Blažević – 6,854
19. Perić – 6,768
20. Pavić – 6,680
21. Radić – 6,624
22. Šarić – 6,475
23. Jukić – 6,335
24. Lovrić – 6,335
25. Vidović – 6,206
26. Filipović – 6,129
27. Perković – 6,024
28. Nikolić – 5,845
29. Barišić – 5,623
30. Popović – 5,563
You can find out how common a surname and first name is in Croatia on the link HERE.
