Surname Buač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Buač families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Cazma ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Buač live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located and 5 other Croatian places, mostly in Orlic in Knin area (15), Gornji Draganec (<10), Zagreb (<10), Vagovina (<5), and in Zvjerinac in Knin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Buač (including: Buac , Buhac , Buachie , Buache , Buach , Buack and Buhach ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Buac " is used by some 1000 people in the Philippines , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Buack " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Buhac " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the Netherlands , small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Buač, Ivica Buač, Ilija Buač, Milorad Buač, Jasna Buač, Marica Buač, Davor Buač, Dajana Buač, Anđelka Buač, Mirna Buač, Mira Buač, Joka Buač, Miloš Buač, Milka Buač, Andjelija Buač, Jovanka Buač, Anica Buač, Branko Buač, Mile Buač

Mentions in sources

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

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