Surname Hojka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hojka families are mainly Czechs (from Daruvar area ), less frequently Croats (from Novska area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Hojka live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dugo Selo (20), Zagreb (<10), Kutina (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Dezanovac in Daruvar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Hojka (including: Chvojka , Hoikka , Hoika , Chojka , Hajka , Hoyka , Hoicka , Thoika and Thoyka ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. "Hoyka " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Hajka " is used by small number of people in Slovakia , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States. "Hoikka " is used by some 300 people in the Philippines , about 90 in Finland , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Hojka, Josip Hojka, Antun Hojka, Zdenko Hojka, Renata Hojka, Mirjana Hojka, Aleksandra Hojka, Vjekoslav Hojka, Libor Hojka, Jarmila Hojka, Denis Hojka, Dalibor Hojka, Alen Hojka, Željko Hojka, Zlatica Hojka, Ana Hojka, Slavko Hojka, Ljerka Hojka, Vlatka Hojka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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