Surname Caha in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Caha families are predominantly Croats (from Daruvar area ), less frequently Czechs (also from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Pakrac.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Caha live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Gornji Sredjani in Daruvar area (<10), Koprivnica (<10), Ilok (<5), Pakrac (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Caha (including: Cacha , Zacha , Cachia , Cachaya , Catha , Ccacha , Cachua , Cachya and Cathia ) is present in 117 countries worldwide. "Zacha " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and some 90 people in Poland. "Catha " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Cachua " is used by some 90 people in Mexico , about 90 in Viet Nam , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Caha, Alen Caha, Jurica Caha, Slavica Caha, Josip Caha, Ivana Caha, Omer Caha, Mira Caha, Danijela Caha, Božica Caha, Miroslav Caha, Hrvoje Caha, Mirko Caha, Franjo Caha, Željka Caha, Suzana Caha, Cecilija Caha, Ivka Caha, Antonija Caha

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1673 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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