Surname Puhovski in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Puhovski families are Croats (from Oroslavje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Oroslavje.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Puhovski live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Oroslavje (<10), Donja Stubica (<10), Babina Greda in Zupanja area (<5), and in Stubicka Slatina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Puhovski (including: Puchovsky , Puchowski , Puchkovsky , Puchnowski and Puchkovski ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. "Puchowski " is used by some 200 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Puchovsky " is used by some 400 people in Slovakia , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Žarko Puhovski, Maja Puhovski, Nenad Puhovski, Sena Puhovski, Zlatko Puhovski, Kristijan Puhovski, Vladimir Puhovski, Marijan Puhovski, Irena Puhovski, Nikolina Puhovski, Đuro Puhovski, Šarlota Puhovski, Anica Puhovski, Juraj Puhovski, Željko Puhovski, Mirjana Puhovski, Branka Puhovski, Tamara Puhovski, Dina Puhovski

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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