Surname Juhas in modern Croatia

Juhas families are often Croats and they are mostly from Virovitica area , less frequently Hungarians (from Beli Manastir ) and Rusyns. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Juhas live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 35 other places, mostly in Vukovar (25), Nustar in Vinkovci area (15), Pula (15), Beli Manastir (15), and in Selci Djakovacki (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Juhas (including: Juhasz , Yuhas , Iuhas , Yuthas , Yuchas , Juchas , Juthnas , Juhass and Yuhass ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. The family name "Juhas " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 600 in the United States , and some 600 people in Brazil. "Juchas " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Yuhas " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 70 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Juhas, Zeno Juhas, Dario Juhas, Šandor Juhas, Ladislav Juhas, Balint Juhas, Tihomir Juhas, Saša Juhas, Nataša Juhas, Ivica Juhas, Gordana Juhas, Krešimir Juhas, Dragan Juhas, Antal Juhas, Sofija Juhas, Zoltan Juhas, Branka Juhas, Ileš Juhas, Josip Juhas

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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