Surname Baka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Baka families are predominantly Hungarians (from Osijek area ), rarely Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Baka live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Bilje in Osijek area (<5), Zadar (<5), Vodice (<5), and in Kopacevo in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baka (including: Bakka , Bakha , Bakah , Backa , Bhaka , Bakkaa , Bachka , Bakhah and Bakaa ) is present in 151 countries worldwide. "Backa " is used by some 200 people in Albania , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Finland. "Bhakka " is used by few people in the United States. "Bhacka " is used by small number of people in Oman and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Bela Baka, Bence Baka, Janoš Baka, Lenka Baka, Sanja Baka, Emese Baka, Jessica Baka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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