Surname Gujaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gujaš families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and in Djakovo area. In Forkuševci in Djakovo area every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Gujaš.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Gujaš live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Semeljci in Djakovo area (<5), Osijek (<5), Viskovci in Djakovo area (<5), Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<5), and in Forkusevci in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gujaš (including: Gulyas , Guias , Gujas , Guyashi , Gulyash , Gulyás , Gulyassy , Guyas , Guyash and Guiash ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Guyas " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Guiash " is used by few people in the United States. "Gulyas " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Igor Gujaš, Ladislav Gujaš, Josip Gujaš, Ana Gujaš, Verica Gujaš, Kata Gujaš, Danica Gujaš, Mijo Gujaš, Ljubica Gujaš, Katarina Gujaš, Maria Gujaš, Martina Gujaš, Anna Gujaš, Tena Gujaš, Ivan Gujaš, Ivana Gujaš, Jan Gujaš, Roza Gujaš, Vera Gujaš

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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