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Surname Puhović in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Puhović families are almost entirely Croats (from Garesnica area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and Virovitica. In Ladislav in Garesnica area every sixtieth inhabitant had the family name Puhović.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Puhović live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Tomasica (15), Ladislav in Garesnica area (10), Osijek (<5), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<5), and in Hrvatska Kostajnica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Puhović (including: Puchowicz , Puhovic , Puhovich , Puchovich and Puchovic ) is present in 10 countries on two continents. "Puchowicz " is used by some 200 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Puchovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Daniel Puhović,
Dražen Puhović,
Maja Puhović,
Milan Puhović,
Marija Puhović,
Snježana Puhović,
Zvonko Puhović,
Mara Puhović,
Antun Puhović,
Marica Puhović,
Mirko Puhović,
Darko Puhović,
Željko Puhović,
Andrej Puhović,
Petar Puhović,
Danica Puhović,
Lucija Puhović,
Franjo Puhović,
Smilja Puhović
