Surname Potak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Potak families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar area and in Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Potak live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Bjelovar (<10), Pavlin Klostar in Bjelovar area (<10), Novoseljani (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Potak (including: Potack , Pothnak , Potakh , Pottak , Potach , Potachin , Pothanak , Pothak and Potac ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Potak " is used by some 200 people in Turkey , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine. "Potack " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Israel. "Potakh " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Martina Potak, Siniša Potak, Franjo Potak, Marija Potak, Tomislav Potak, Nebojša Potak, Stjepan Potak, Miško Potak, Ruža Potak, Mirjana Potak, Ana Potak, Nada Potak, Marko Potak, Ivka Potak, Petar Potak, Josip Potak, Mihaela Potak, Mateja Potak, Luka Potak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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