Surname Joka in modern Croatia

Joka families are predominantly Serbs and they are mostly from Hrvatska Kostajnica area , less frequently Croats (also from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Zagreb. In Kosna in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every second inhabitant had the family name Joka.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Joka live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 320 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), and in Trgovi (25), Kosna (20), Dvor (10) and Grmusani (10) in Hrvatska Kostajnica area.

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and France (1).
Family name Joka (including: Yoka , Joca , Jokha , Ioka , Jokka , Jocha , Jokaa , Jocka and Yocka ) is present in 81 countries worldwide. "Ioka " is used by some 1000 people in Japan , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Jocka " 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

Dubravko Joka, Milan Joka, Sanja Joka, Miroslav Joka, Srđan Joka, Tihomir Joka, Mile Joka, Jasminka Joka, Slavica Joka, Marko Joka, Pero Joka, Saša Joka, Mladen Joka, Boris Joka, Marijana Joka, Nada Joka, Jovo Joka, Dragan Joka, Ika Joka

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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