Surname Muha in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Muha families are Croats (from Orahovica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Muha live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Gracac in Knin area (<10), Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Cakovec (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Muha (including: Mucha , Mutha , Muthua , Muthwa , Muchwa , Muthia , Muthaa , Muchna and Muctha ) is present in 120 countries worldwide. The family name "Muha " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Eritrea , and some 1000 people in Pakistan. "Mucha " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Peru. "Mutha " is used by some 400 people in Kenya , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Tanzania.

Characteristic first names

Damir Muha, Anika Muha, Alojz Muha, Spomenka Muha, Ana Muha, Branko Muha, Mladen Muha, Josip Muha, Ivan Muha, Miroslav Muha, Tomislav Muha, Mario Muha, Vanda Muha, Vatroslav Muha, Zoran Muha, Vedran Muha, Boris Muha, Katarina Muha, Dorotea Muha

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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