Surname Vojta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Vojta families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar area ), rarely Czechs (from Garesnica area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Garesnica area. In Hercegovac in Garesnica area every seventieth inhabitant had the family name Vojta.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Vojta live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Gornji Sredjani in Daruvar area (<10), Daruvar (<10), Krizevci (<5), and in Cazma (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Vojta (including: Vaitha , Vaita , Voita , Voyta , Wojta , Woita , Vajta , Valyuta and Woitha ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Vojta " is used by some 2000 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany. "Voyta " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation , about 100 in Ukraine , and some 50 people in the United States. "Voita " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in France , and some 70 people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Katica Vojta, Vladimir Vojta, Jaroslav Vojta, Vuk Vojta, Aleksandar Vojta, Slavko Vojta, Nada Vojta, Ivanka Vojta, Miroslav Vojta, Ivor Vojta, Danijela Vojta, Jaromir Vojta, Ivančica Vojta, Lea Vojta, Marijan Vojta, Dalibor Vojta, Miljenko Vojta, Josip Vojta, Snježana Vojta

Mentions in sources

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

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