Horvat
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Horvat is the most frequent surname
in Croatia
and 2nd most frequent in Slovenia
. The surname originates from Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, a term used to describe a Croat
. Croats with surname Horvat live almost exclusively in kajkavian speaking region. Apart from them, there is a certain number of ethnic Serbs with surname Horvat inside Baranja region of Croatia. Almost half of the citizens of Slovenia that have the surname Horvat live in the Prekmurje
region, where it is the most common surname by far. It is also common in Lower Styria
and in Ljubljana
, while it is very rare in western Slovenia.
It may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and 2nd most frequent in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The surname originates from Croatia, Horvat being the older version of the word Hrvat, a term used to describe a Croat
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
. Croats with surname Horvat live almost exclusively in kajkavian speaking region. Apart from them, there is a certain number of ethnic Serbs with surname Horvat inside Baranja region of Croatia. Almost half of the citizens of Slovenia that have the surname Horvat live in the Prekmurje
Prekmurje
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region settled by Slovenes and lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the most western part of Hungary...
region, where it is the most common surname by far. It is also common in Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
and in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, while it is very rare in western Slovenia.
It may refer to:
- Andraš Horvat (1744–1789), Croatian author and cultural activist who worked among the Hungarian Slovenes
- Andrej Horvat, Slovenian economist and politician
- Anika Horvat (born 1977), Slovenian folk singer
- Branko HorvatBranko HorvatBranko Horvat was a Croatian economist and politician. He worked a long time at the Institute of Economic Sciences, the former Planning Institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
(1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician - Bruno Horvat (born 1978) world-wide recognized tourism expert
- Danielle HorvatDanielle HorvatDanielle Horvat is an Australian actress, best known for her role in Neighbours as Taylah Jordan, and as Jessica Bird on Sea Patrol.-Television:...
(born 1991), Australian actress - Feri HorvatFeri HorvatFeri Horvat is a Slovenian manager and politician, and one of the founders of the United List of Social Democrats, now known as the Social Democrats...
(born 1941), Slovenian politician - Ivica Horvat (born July 1926), Croatian former football player
- Ivana HorvatIvana HorvatIvana Horvat is a model who lives in the United Kingdom.She was born in United Kingdom to a family of Croatian descent. She moved to England early on, and started doing publicity work for One 2 One and Johnson & Johnson , the Swedish Telekom, etc...
(born 1975), Croatian model - Lidija Horvat-DunjkoLidija Horvat-DunjkoLidija Horvat-Dunjko is a soprano from Croatia and a Docent at the Zagreb Academy of Music. She was awarded the highest Croatian national decoration for her achievement in culture, the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the image of Marko Marulić.She graduated in the class of professor Zdenka...
(born 1967), Croatian soprano - Milan HorvatMilan HorvatMilan Horvat is a Croatian conductor. From 1969 until 1975, he was head of the newly created Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra...
(born 1919), Croatian conductor - Steve Horvat (born 1971g), Australian professional soccer player
- Stjepan HorvatStjepan HorvatStjepan Horvat was a Croatian patriot, geodesist and professor, dean of the Technical Faculty in Zagreb, head of the University of Zagreb, editor of the journals Geodetski list and Hrvatska državna izmjera, manager of the Department for State Survey in the Croatian Headquarters for Public Affairs,...
(1895–1985), Croatian patriot, geodesist and professor