Surname Počekaj in modern Croatia

Počekaj families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Buzet , less frequently Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia and in Umag.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Počekaj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Umag (10), Sveti Martin (10), Valica (<10), Cakovec (<10), and in Pula (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Počekaj (including: Pocekaj , Pochekay , Poczekaj , Pocekay and Poczekay ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. "Pocekay " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Poczekaj " is used by some 70 people in Poland , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Poczekay " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Anđela Počekaj, Igor Počekaj, Damir Počekaj, Ida Počekaj, Kristjan Počekaj, Rita Počekaj, Dario Počekaj, Manuel Počekaj, Marisa Počekaj, Dajana Počekaj, Paolo Počekaj, Amira Počekaj, Davor Počekaj, Marijana Počekaj, Elvis Počekaj, Dolores Počekaj, Ivan Počekaj, Marija Počekaj, Ljiljana Počekaj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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