Surname Pilat in modern Croatia

Pilat families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Pazin , less frequently Czechs (from Lipik ) and Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Pazin. In Lovrin in Pazin every seventh inhabitant had the family name Pilat.

Prevalence

About 310 people with faimily name Pilat live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 240 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Pazin (35), Karojba in Pazin area (25), Daruvar (15), and in Brkac in Buzet area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (2), Switzerland (1), Canada (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Pilat (including: Pelat , Pillat , Pilath , Pillath , Pielaat , Pillatt , Pielat , Pilatt and Pilathe ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Pilat " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Ukraine. "Pilath " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Hungary. "Pielat " is used by some 100 people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Pilat, Kristian Pilat, Elio Pilat, Goran Pilat, Sandra Pilat, Radovan Pilat, Ivo Pilat, Ivan Pilat, Feručio Pilat, Miroslav Pilat, Zdenko Pilat, Irenko Pilat, Tanja Pilat, Natali Pilat, Patrik Pilat, Majda Pilat, Franko Pilat, Stjepan Pilat, Štefica Pilat

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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