Surname Jakas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Jakas families are Croats (from the Island of Hvar ), barely Roms (from the Island of Murter ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Murter.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Jakas live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Zavala on the Island of Hvar (30), Betina on the Island of Murter (10), Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Zrnovo on the Island of Korcula (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Jakas (including: Yakas , Jacas , Jachacz , Yacas , Yachas , Yachasz and Yakash ) is present in 41 countries worldwide. "Yakas " is used by some 90 people in Argentina , about 90 in the United States , and some 80 people in New Zealand. "Jacas " is used by some 300 people in Spain , about 200 in Cuba , and some 200 people in the United States. "Yakash " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andreja Jakas, Marino Jakas, Boris Jakas, Ivica Jakas, Angelina Jakas, Frano Jakas, Ljiljana Jakas, Marija Jakas, Benedikt Jakas, Božidar Jakas, Edita Jakas, Petromila Jakas, Nikola Jakas, Dražen Jakas, Lučana Jakas, Jadran Jakas, Luka Jakas, Albin Jakas, Miranda Jakas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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