Horvat is a surname of Croatian origin. It is the most frequent surname in Croatia[1] and the second most frequent in Slovenia.[2] Its variant Horvath is very frequent in Hungary and Slovakia.[3]
The surname originates in Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, an autonym used by Croats. In speaches of central Croatia, people still call themselves Horvati and their country Horvatska.
In the 2011 census, it was the most common last name in the City of Zagreb, Zagreb County, Krapina-Zagorje County, Varaždin County, Koprivnica-Križevci County, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, and Virovitica-Podravina County.[1]
In Croatia, majority of Croats with surname Horvat live in the Kajkavian dialect region in Croatia proper. Apart from them, there is a certain number of ethnic Serbs with surname Horvat in the Baranja region of Croatia.
In Slovenia, almost half of the citizens with the surname Horvat live in the Prekmurje region, where it is the most common surname by far.[4] It is also common in Lower Styria and in Ljubljana, while it is very rare in western Slovenia.[4]
^ ab"Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^"Selected family name by statistical regions - Horvat". Database of first names and family names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^"Last name Horvat around the world". mondonomo.ai. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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