Surname Pišak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pišak families are predominantly Italians (from Buzet area ), rarely Bosniaks (also from Buzet area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pazin and in Pazin area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pišak live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Motovun in Buzet area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pišak (including: Pisak , Pishak , Pischak , Pieszak , Pisac , Pisack , Pyshak , Piszak , Pishnak and Piesak ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. "Pischak " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Piesak " is used by few people in the United States. "Pisack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Elvira Pišak, Alma Pišak, Franko Pišak, Antonia Pišak, Diego Pišak, Alan Pišak, Oscar Pišak, Bruno Pišak, Edmondo Pišak, Ernesto Pišak, Ida Pišak, Marija Pišak, Mate Pišak, Stjepan Pišak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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