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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.

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