Surname Zoka in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Zoka live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and two other places, mostly in Gorican in Cakovec area (<10), Cakovec (<5), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zoka (including: Zocca , Zsoka , Zhokha , Zoca , Zocha and Zochra ) is present in 58 countries worldwide. "Zsoka " is used by some 700 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Josip Zoka, Antonio Zoka, Simona Zoka, Tomislav Zoka, Anica Zoka, Sandro Zoka, Luka Zoka, Marija Zoka, Đuro Zoka, Vlado Zoka, Elizabeta Zoka, Mihaela Zoka, Emanuel Zoka, Ines Zoka, Margaret Zoka, Jakova Zoka, Vid Zoka

Mentions in sources

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

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