Surname Pecha in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pecha families are Croats (from Zupanja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Slavonski Brod. In Lukavac in Bosanian Posavina every two-hundredth inhabitant had the family name Pecha.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Pecha live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and another small place , mostly in Babina Greda in Zupanja area (<10) and Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pecha (including: Pecchia , Peecha and Phecha ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecha " is used by some 2000 people in Czech Republic , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in the Philippines. "Peecha " is used by some 100 people in Thailand , small number in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa. "Pecchia " is used by some 2000 people in Italy , about 500 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

David Pecha, Branko Pecha, Marica Pecha, Želimir Pecha, Doris Pecha, Valeta Pecha, Andrija Pecha, Antun Pecha, Mario Pecha, Robert Pecha, Kristian Pecha, Matej Pecha, Kata Pecha

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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