Surname Pojić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pojić families are mainly Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ), equally Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pojić live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Drljaca in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Sunja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), Hrastelnica (<5), and in Sicane in Sinj area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pojić (including: Pojic , Pajic , Payich and Pajich ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. "Pajic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 90 people in Austria. "Pajich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Payich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Pojić, Tomo Pojić, Ljubomir Pojić, Štefanija Pojić, Dragan Pojić, Slavko Pojić, Ljeposava Pojić, Stevan Pojić, Božidar Pojić, Miljka Pojić, Ana Pojić, Mirko Pojić, Mara Pojić, Bara Pojić, Milja Pojić, Jovanka Pojić, Branko Pojić, Dušanka Pojić, Miloš Pojić

Mentions in sources

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

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