Surname Papac in modern Croatia

Papac families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Bugojno area) and in East Herzegovina (Stolac area). In Burmazi in East Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Papac.

Prevalence

About 460 people with faimily name Papac live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 43 other places, mostly in Zagreb (90), Dubrovnik (60), Mokosica (45), Vinkovci (45), and in Djakovo (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Papac (including: Papaz , Papach , Papazzo , Papacci and Papacz ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Papac " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 80 in Australia , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Papach " is used by some 90 people in Ukraine , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Papac, Dragan Papac, Sylvia Papac, Željko Papac, Adela Papac, Jozo Papac, Vesna Papac, Stjepan Papac, Ivan Papac, Marina Papac, Domagoj Papac, Josip Papac, Oljeg Papac, Verica Papac, Jasna Papac, Božo Papac, Sandra Papac, Tomislav Papac, Melita Papac

Mentions in sources

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

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