Surname Sokač in modern Croatia

Sokač families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdinske Toplice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Varazdinske Toplice area. In Vojnovec Kalnički in Varazdinske Toplice area every second inhabitant had the family name Sokač.

Prevalence

About 1000 people with faimily name Sokač live in Croatia today, in 420 households. There were 910 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 125 other places, mostly in Zagreb (160), Krizevci (145), Vojnovec Kalnicki in Varazdinske Toplice area (45), Draskovec (40), and in Beli Manastir (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 18 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (6), Canada (4), Austria (4), the United States (2), and to Switzerland (2).
Family name Sokač (including: Sokach , Socaci , Sokhach , Sokacz , Sokac , Szokacs , Sokachik , Sochacz and Sockaci ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Sokach " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Sokacz " is used by some 100 people in Hungary and small number in the United States. "Sockaci " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Sokač, Saša Sokač, Dražen Sokač, Davor Sokač, Alen Sokač, Branko Sokač, Zdenko Sokač, Ana Sokač, Ivica Sokač, Vladimir Sokač, Nedeljko Sokač, Željko Sokač, Igor Sokač, Franjo Sokač, Marko Sokač, Štefanija Sokač, Dragica Sokač, Danijel Sokač, Dragutin Sokač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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