Surname Sauka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sauka families are generally Croats (from Bosnian Posavina ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area) and in Vukovar. In Osojci in Bosanian Posavina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Sauka.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Sauka live in Croatia today, in 8 households.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Vukovar (<5), Zagreb (<5), Rijeka (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Matulji in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sauka (including: Sauca , Saukah , Saucha , Shauka , Sahuka , Saucheva , Sauchea and Szauka ) is present in 39 countries worldwide. "Shauka " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Sauka, Zdravko Sauka, Ana Sauka, Drago Sauka, Anton Sauka, Tomislav Sauka, Branislav Sauka, Stefan Sauka, Anica Sauka, Štefica Sauka, Dragica Sauka, Franjo Sauka, Mila Sauka, Tanija Sauka, Nada Sauka, Josip Sauka, Davor Sauka, Željka Sauka, Tea Sauka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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