# Horvat > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Horvat > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Horvat.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horvat > Source revision: 1335197538 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox surname | name = Horvat | meaning = Croat | region = [Croatia](/source/Croatia) | language = [Croatian](/source/Croatian_language) | variant = [Horváth](/source/Horv%C3%A1th)
[Hrovat](/source/Hrovat)
[Horvatić](/source/Horvati%C4%87) }} '''Horvat''' is a surname of [Croatian](/source/Croats) origin. It is the most frequent [surname](/source/surname) in [Croatia](/source/Croatia){{Croatian Census 2011|N|tabid=31|tabname=Most frequent surnames}} and the second most frequent in [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia).{{cite web | url = https://www.stat.si/ImenaRojstva/en/#/names?lastname=Horvat | publisher = Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia | title = Selected family name by statistical regions - Horvat | work = Database of first names and family names | access-date = 25 March 2021}} Its variant [Horvath](/source/Horvath) is very frequent in [Hungary](/source/Hungary) and [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia).{{Cite web |title=Last name Horvat around the world |url=https://mondonomo.ai/surname/horvat |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=mondonomo.ai}} In Croatia, ''Horvat'' is the older version of the word ''[Hrvat](/source/Hrvat_(disambiguation))'', an [autonym](/source/Endonym_and_exonym) used by [Croats](/source/Croats). In parts of central Croatia, people still call themselves ''Horvati'' and their country ''Horvatska''.{{cn|date=July 2024}} In the 2011 census, it was the most common last name in the [City of Zagreb](/source/City_of_Zagreb), [Zagreb County](/source/Zagreb_County), [Krapina-Zagorje County](/source/Krapina-Zagorje_County), [Varaždin County](/source/Vara%C5%BEdin_County), [Koprivnica-Križevci County](/source/Koprivnica-Kri%C5%BEevci_County), [Bjelovar-Bilogora County](/source/Bjelovar-Bilogora_County), and [Virovitica-Podravina County](/source/Virovitica-Podravina_County). The majority of Croats with surname Horvat live in the [Kajkavian](/source/Kajkavian) dialect region in [Croatia proper](/source/Croatia_proper). Apart from them, there is a certain number of [ethnic Serbs](/source/Serbs_of_Croatia) with surname Horvat in the [Baranja](/source/Baranya_(region)) region of Croatia. In Slovenia, almost half of the citizens with the surname Horvat live in the [Prekmurje](/source/Prekmurje) region, where it is the most common surname by far.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.si/imena_baza_priimki.asp?ime=&priimek=horvat&spol=|title = Napaka 404}} It is also common in [Lower Styria](/source/Lower_Styria) and in [Ljubljana](/source/Ljubljana), while it is very rare in western Slovenia. == People == *[Alexander Horvát](/source/Alexander_Horv%C3%A1t) (born 2000), Slovak footballer *{{Interlanguage link|Andraš Horvat|sl|Andraž Horvat}} (1744–1789), Croatian author and cultural activist who worked among the Hungarian Slovenes *[Bo Horvat](/source/Bo_Horvat) (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *[Branko Horvat](/source/Branko_Horvat) (1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician *[Danielle Horvat](/source/Danielle_Horvat) (born 1991), Australian actress *[Darko Horvat (disambiguation)](/source/Darko_Horvat_(disambiguation)), multiple people *[Drago Horvat](/source/Drago_Horvat) (born 1958), Yugoslav ice hockey player *[Dmitry Horvat](/source/Dmitry_Horvat) (1858–1937), Russian lieutenant general *[Edi Horvat](/source/Edi_Horvat) (born 1998), Croatian footballer *[Feri Horvat](/source/Feri_Horvat) (1941–2020), Slovenian politician *[Frank Horvat](/source/Frank_Horvat) (1928–2020), Italian photographer *[Grant Horvat](/source/Grant_Horvat) (born 1998), American golfer and YouTuber *[Hrvoje Horvat](/source/Hrvoje_Horvat) (born 1946), Croatian handball player and coach *[Hrvoje Horvat, Jr.](/source/Hrvoje_Horvat%2C_Jr.) (born 1977), Croatian handball player and coach *[Ivan Horvat (disambiguation)](/source/Ivan_Horvat_(disambiguation)), multiple people *[Ivica Horvat](/source/Ivica_Horvat) (1926–2012), Croatian footballer *[John Horvat](/source/John_Horvat) (died 1394), Croatian nobleman *[Josip Horvat Međimurec](/source/Josip_Horvat_Me%C4%91imurec) (1904–1945), Croatian painter *[Jovan Horvat](/source/Jovan_Horvat) (1722–1786), Russian general of Serbian descent *[Joža Horvat](/source/Jo%C5%BEa_Horvat) (1915–2012), Croatian writer and sailor *[Lidija Horvat](/source/Lidija_Horvat) (born 1982), Croatian handball player *[Lidija Horvat-Dunjko](/source/Lidija_Horvat-Dunjko) (born 1967), Croatian soprano *[Lucas Mario Horvat](/source/Lucas_Mario_Horvat) (born 1985), Slovenian footballer *[Mihaela Horvat](/source/Mihaela_Horvat) (born 1994), Croatian footballer *[Mila Horvat](/source/Mila_Horvat) (born 1981), Croatian TV host *[Milan Horvat](/source/Milan_Horvat) (1919–2014), Croatian conductor *[Nikolina Horvat](/source/Nikolina_Horvat) (born 1986), Croatian athlete *[Oleksandr Horvat](/source/Oleksandr_Horvat) (born 1995), Ukrainian footballer *[Paul Horvat](/source/Paul_Horvat) (14th century), bishop of Zagreb *[Robert Horvat](/source/Robert_Horvat) (born 1969), Ukrainian politician * {{anbl | Rudolf Horvat }} *[Ryan Horvat](/source/Ryan_Horvat) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player *[Sabrina Horvat](/source/Sabrina_Horvat) (born 1997), Austrian footballer *[Srećko Horvat](/source/Sre%C4%87ko_Horvat) (born 1983), Croatian philosopher *[Stevan Horvat](/source/Stevan_Horvat) (1932–2018), Serbian wrestler *[Steve Horvat](/source/Steve_Horvat) (born 1971), Australian football player *[Stjepan Horvat](/source/Stjepan_Horvat) (1895–1985), Croatian geodesist and professor *[Tomi Horvat](/source/Tomi_Horvat) (born 1999), Slovenian footballer *[Zlatko Horvat](/source/Zlatko_Horvat) (born 1984), Croatian handball player ==See also== * {{intitle|Horvat}} *[Horváth](/source/Horv%C3%A1th) *[Hrovat](/source/Hrovat) *[Charvat](/source/Charvat) * [Horvati (disambiguation)](/source/Horvati_(disambiguation)) == References == {{Reflist}} {{surname|Horvat}} {{Authority control}} Category:Surnames of Croatian origin Category:Hungarian-language surnames Category:Surnames of Serbian origin Category:Slovene-language surnames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Horvat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horvat) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horvat?action=history)). 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