Surname Puhek in modern Croatia

Puhek families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zabok area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Puhek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Popovaca in Kutina area (20), Zagreb (15), Zupanja (<10), Bratina in Jastrebarsko area (<10), and in Mrzlo Polje in Zabok area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Puhek (including: Puchek , Puchecha and Puchalek ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Puhek " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Puchek " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in Russian Federation , and some 50 people in Belarus. "Puchalek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Puhek, Miroslav Puhek, Stevica Puhek, Branko Puhek, Ivan Puhek, Antonio Puhek, Dubravko Puhek, Ruža Puhek, Josip Puhek, Natalija Puhek, Stjepan Puhek, Kristina Puhek, Željka Puhek, Vladimir Puhek, Stevo Puhek, Ivica Puhek, Nada Puhek, Sanja Puhek, Zdenko Puhek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1679 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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