Surname Prohaska in modern Croatia

Prohaska families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area , less frequently Czechs (from Bjelovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Kutina.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Prohaska live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 0 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Kutina (30), Bjelovar (25), Zagreb (20), Dubrovnik (10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Prohaska (including: Prochaska , Prohászka , Prohasca , Procháska , Prohaszka and Prohaczka ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. The family name "Prohaska " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Austria , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Prochaska " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 500 people in Austria. "Prohaszka " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Prohaska, Davor Prohaska, Dejan Prohaska, Marica Prohaska, Miljenko Prohaska, Marijan Prohaska, Sandra Prohaska, Elvira Prohaska, Dubravko Prohaska, Irena Prohaska, Anita Prohaska, Dalibor Prohaska, Lucija Prohaska, Vlado Prohaska, Zvjezdana Prohaska, Marjanka Prohaska, Jasna Prohaska, Marijana Prohaska, Sanja Prohaska

Mentions in sources

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

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