Surname Pekota in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pekota families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Senj.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pekota live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Jurandvor on the Island of Krk (<10), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pekota (including: Pekhota , Pechota , Pecota and Pechotta ) is present in 17 countries on three continents. "Pecota " is used by some 90 people in the United States and small number in Italy. "Pechota " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Pechotta " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Pekota, Irena Pekota, Đenko Pekota, Petar Pekota, Vesna Pekota, Danijel Pekota, Josip Pekota, Nensi Pekota, Andreja Pekota, Ana Pekota, Gjorgje Pekota, Nevenka Pekota, Vlasta Pekota, Ina Pekota, Benjamin Pekota, Grozdana Pekota, Mira Pekota, Miljenko Pekota, Sonja Pekota

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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