Arapović
Appearance
Arapović is a mainly Croatian surname,[1][2][3] but is also found among Bosniaks in lesser numbers.[3] People with the name include:
- Borislav Arapović (born 1935), Bosnian-Croatian poet, linguist and literary scholar
- Faris Arapović (1970-2019), Bosnian drummer, member of Zabranjeno Pušenje and Sikter
- Franjo Arapović (born 1965), Croatian basketball player
- Husnija Arapović (born 1944), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
- Krešimir Arapović (1924–1994), Croatian footballer
- Marko Arapović (born 1996), Croatian basketball player
- Vera Arapović (born 1940), Croatian poet
References
[edit]- ^ "Arapović Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
Approximately 2,419 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Highest density in: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ^ "Surname Arapović". prezime.net. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
Today in Croatia, there are more than seven hundred people called Arapović. Many of them are living in the following places: Zagreb - 22%, Metković - 7%, Split - 6%, Rijeka - 5%, Ploče - 5%.
- ^ a b "Surname Arapović". actacroatica.com/en/. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
Arapović families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia and according to some sources from Slipice near Mostar (Herzegovina), rarely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Posavina ).