Hrvat Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hrvat Surname User-submission:

This surname describes someone of Croatian ancestry, ethnicity or civic origin. It uses the Croatian name for 'Croat', which in different periods of the development of their language was some variant of Chorboi, Horvat, Hrvat, or Hurvat.

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Hrvat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2541:13,9232,668
Croatia2511:16,8473,396
Slovenia611:40,7827,426
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Hrvat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname describes someone of Croatian ancestry, ethnicity or civic origin. It uses the Croatian name for 'Croat', which in different periods of the development of their language was some variant of Chorboi, Horvat, Hrvat, or Hurvat. In the Hungarian context, the royal family of Austria-Hungary becomes the royalty of Croatia.

- danphilipptodd

The name means 'of Croatian origin'. The name Horvth is incorrect. In Hungary it is spelled Horváth, but the á was cropped due to character encoding incompatibility of the website.

- Viktor László Takács

Hrvat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hrvat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hrvat (Arabic: هرفات) is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hrvat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 510,276th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Hrvat live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 13,923. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 92 percent reside, Brčko District, where 7 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvat exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 39 percent reside and Slovenia, where 10 percent reside.

Hrvat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hrvat are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Hrvat earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rvat892/
Hrva891/
Hrvač80154/
Hrbat8098/
Hrhva803/
Rvate802/
Chrva801/
Rvatt801/
Khrva801/
Rva75283/
Chrbat731/
Hrvoľa731/
Khrwat731/
Ruat671,160/
Rwat6758/
Rvai6729/
Hrba6725/
Hrvo6722/
Årva6710/
Rvaa676/
Rvas676/
Rbat674/
Rrva672/
Rvot671/
Rvoa671/
Rvap671/
Rvah671/
Hrwa671/
Råva671/
Hrua671/

Hrvat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hrvat in the Arabic language
هرفاتhrfat-

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