Surname Kihak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kihak families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kihak live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (15), Brezovica (<10), Zapresic (<5), and in Buzin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kihak (including: Kichak , Cihák , Cihak , Chichak , Chihak , Czihak , Kychak , Kithak and Cihac ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Kichak " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 60 in Russian Federation , and some 60 people in the United States. "Cihak " is used by some 700 people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Chihak " is used by some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Kihak, Sanela Kihak, Robert Kihak, Ivan Kihak, Krešimir Kihak, Željka Kihak, Snježana Kihak, Renato Kihak, Marijan Kihak, Davorin Kihak, Nada Kihak, Miljenko Kihak, Mirjana Kihak, Zvonimir Kihak, Monika Kihak, Kristina Kihak, Alan Kihak, Tomislav Kihak, Mario Kihak

Mentions in sources

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

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