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Surname Puhjera in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Puhjera families are generally Croats (from the Island of Mljet ), very rarely Montenegrins. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Mljet and in Dubrovnik.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Puhjera live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (<10), Korita on the Island of Mljet (<10), Zagreb (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Saplunara on the Island of Mljet (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Puhjera is present in 6 countries on four continents. "Puhiera " is used by some 60 people in Nicaragua and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Sonja Puhjera,
Tomislav Puhjera,
Mario Puhjera,
Niko Puhjera,
Gajo Puhjera,
Vlasta Puhjera,
Lenka Puhjera,
Marijana Puhjera,
Katija Puhjera,
Hrvoje Puhjera,
Nika Puhjera,
Nede Puhjera,
Stanojka Puhjera,
Petar Puhjera,
Vicko Puhjera,
Vedran Puhjera,
Mia Puhjera,
Petra Puhjera,
Nikol Puhjera