In Croatia, Puharich families are Croats (from Rijeka ).
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Puharich live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Puharich is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Puharich " is used by small number of people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in New Zealand. "Pucharich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.