Surname Joha in modern Croatia

Joha families are Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Nova Gradiska. In Slunjski Moravci in Karlovac every third inhabitant had the family name Joha.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Joha live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Karlovac (40), Slunjski Moravci (25), Zagreb (10), Nova Gradiska (<10), and in Banska Selnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (4) and the United States (1).
Family name Joha (including: Jochola , Yoha , Jocha , Yotha , Jotha , Jjoha , Johha , Iotha and Jochna ) is present in 57 countries worldwide. "Yoha " is used by some 100 people in Indonesia and about 90 in the United States. "Iotha " is used by few people in the United States. "Jochola " is used by some 300 people in Guatemala and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božo Joha, Damir Joha, Ivana Joha, Gabrijela Joha, Dario Joha, Jadranka Joha, Anka Joha, Tomislav Joha, Danijel Joha, Jasmina Joha, Ida Joha, Mato Joha, Mirjana Joha, Ana Joha, Milka Joha, Vesna Joha, Katica Joha, Vlado Joha, Davor Joha

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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