Surname Pučak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pučak families are Croats (from Zlatar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and in Zlatar area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Pučak live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, four cities and 5 other places, mostly in Budinscina in Zlatar area (15), Bjelovar (<10), Repusnica (<10), Kutina (<5), and in Hrsovo in Krizevci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pučak (including: Pucak , Puchacz , Puchak , Puchniak , Pucák , Puchlak , Puchalak and Puchelak ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Pucak " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Turkey. "Puchak " is used by some 50 people in Ukraine and small number in the United States. "Puchniak " is used by some 70 people in Canada and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivica Pučak, Dario Pučak, Ksenija Pučak, Gabrijela Pučak, Andrija Pučak, Mirjana Pučak, Stjepan Pučak, Milan Pučak, Ljubica Pučak, Josip Pučak, Jadranka Pučak, Ivana Pučak, Ana Pučak, Dragutin Pučak, Štefanija Pučak, Marija Pučak, Milena Pučak, Damir Pučak, Biserka Pučak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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