Surname Hota in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hota families are predominantly Croats (from Velika Gorica ), rarely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ), and very rarely Romanians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Middle Bosnia (Visoko area). In Srhinje in Middle Bosnia nearly every inhabitant had the family name Hota.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Hota live in Croatia today, in 6 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Velika Gorica (<5), Samobor (<5), Vukovina (<5), and in Dukovec in Zabok area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hota (including: Thota , Hotta , Chota , Hotha , Chiota , Chhota , Hoota , Hóta and Hottah ) is present in 100 countries worldwide. The family name "Hota " is used by some 700 people in Democratic Republic of Congo , about 400 in Algeria , and some 300 people in the United States. "Thota " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 400 in Germany , and some 400 people in Tanzania. "Hotha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Neđmira Hota, Alen Hota, Marian Hota, Gheorghe Hota, Nedelcu Hota, Džafer Hota, Nicolae Hota, Bojinca Hota, Petru Hota, Nedžad Hota, Mihai Hota, Martin Hota, Mula Hota, Filip Hota, Jelica Hota, Suada Hota, Suzana Hota

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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