Surname Piha in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Piha families are almost entirely Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica and Slavonski Brod.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Piha live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Osijek (<10), Pozega (<10), and in Golo Brdo in Pozega area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Piha (including: Picha , Piecha , Pitha , Pichka , Pithwa , Pithia , Pithva , Pichla and Pichea ) is present in 66 countries worldwide. The family name "Piha " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 200 in South Africa , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Picha " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 700 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in Germany. "Pitha " is used by some 700 people in Democratic Republic of Congo , about 100 in the United States , and some 90 people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Davorin Piha, Dijana Piha, Jadranka Piha, Željka Piha, Josip Piha, Zvonko Piha, Ilona Piha, Branislav Piha, Vjekoslav Piha, Veronika Piha, Slavica Piha, Draženka Piha, Nenad Piha, Sanja Piha, Hrvoje Piha, Dunja Piha, Tihomir Piha, Branko Piha, Bara Piha

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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