Posavec (surname)

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Posavec is a surname, which is derived from the region of Posavina.

It is the third most common surname in Koprivnica-Križevci County and the fourth most common in Varaždin County of Croatia. [1]

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.