Surname Pehak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pehak families are almost entirely Croats (from Koprivnica area ), barely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Pehak live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (10), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<10), Drnek in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Okuje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pehak (including: Pechak , Pechac , Pechnyak , Pechác , Pechinak , Pethak , Pechlák , Pethachi and Pechack ) is present in 14 countries on three continents. "Pechak " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 80 in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Pethak " is used by few people in the United States. "Pechack " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Pehak, Pavao Pehak, Irena Pehak, Dragutin Pehak, Željko Pehak, Marija Pehak, Igor Pehak, Vladimir Pehak, Štefanija Pehak, Marina Pehak, Nada Pehak, Ivan Pehak, Josip Pehak, Stjepan Pehak, Zvonimir Pehak, Jasenka Pehak, Danica Pehak, Marijan Pehak, Darko Pehak

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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