Surname Pekač in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Pekač live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Zapresic (<10), Zagreb (<5), Kraj Donji in Zapresic area (<5), Mladenici in Rijeka area (<5), and in Zrinski Topolovac in Krizevci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pekač (including: Pekach , Pecache , Pechac , Pechác , Pekác , Pekachev , Pekacz and Pekac ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. "Pechac " is used by some 200 people in Czech Republic , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Pecache " is used by some 400 people in the Philippines , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Pekač, Luka Pekač, Marija Pekač, Robert Pekač, Danijela Pekač, Zdenko Pekač, Ivana Pekač, Ankica Pekač, Josip Pekač, Štefica Pekač, Ivanka Pekač, Ljubiša Pekač, Jan Pekač, David Pekač, Elena Pekač, Dragić Pekač, Anton Pekač, Franjo Pekač, Nada Pekač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1691 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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