Surname Pohl in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pohl families are almost entirely Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Pohl live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Zapolje in Nova Gradiska area (10), Zagreb (<10), Crikvenica (<10), Krizevci (<5), and in Vrbje in Nova Gradiska area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pohl (including: Pothal , Pochal , Pochil , Pothel , Pochel , Pothul , Pohll , Poohl and Pochyl ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Pohl " is used by some 80000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in South Africa. "Pohll " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pothal " is used by few people in Qatar and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alan Pohl, Ljerka Pohl, Tomislav Pohl, Katarina Pohl, Zlatko Pohl, Norbert Pohl, Alen Pohl, Ana Pohl, Snježana Pohl, Emil Pohl, Sunčica Pohl, Martin Pohl, Juraj Pohl, Krunoslav Pohl, Vladimir Pohl, Matija Pohl, Marijana Pohl, Ira Pohl, Alek Pohl

Mentions in sources

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

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