Surname Joo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Joo families are Croats (from Donji Miholjac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donji Miholjac area and in Orahovica.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Joo live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Moslavina Podravska in Donji Miholjac area (20), Zagreb (10), Osijek (<10), Pula (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Joo (including: Yoo , Yoho , Joho , Ioo , Jooh , Joó , Jhoo and Lyoo ) is present in 116 countries worldwide. "Yoo " is used by some 300000 people in Korea (South) , about 20000 in Korea (North) , and some 10000 people in the United States. "Jhoo " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Yoho " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 400 in Cameroon , and some 200 people in Burkina Faso.

Characteristic first names

Sebastijan Joo, Željko Joo, Jadranka Joo, Damir Joo, Marica Joo, Branka Joo, Anica Joo, Vlado Joo, Sanja Joo, Đeni Joo, Antun Joo, Matej Joo, Ante Joo, Josip Joo, Pavica Joo, Goran Joo, Zdravko Joo, Evica Joo, Marija Joo

Mentions in sources

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

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