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Surname Šoch in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Šoch families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Nova Gradiska area.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šoch live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Sveti Filip i Jakov in Biograd na moru area (<10), in Godinjak (<5) and Gunjavci (<5) in Nova Gradiska area, Ratkovica (<5), and in Nova Gradiska (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šoch (including: Soch , Schoch , Schaich , Scheuch , Shoch , Schwoch , Sooch , Scholch , Socchi and Szoch ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. The family name "Soch " is used by some 2000 people in Guatemala , about 2000 in Cambodia , and some 400 people in the United States. "Shoch " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Hungary. "Schoch " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 5000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Switzerland.
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Characteristic first names
Tomislav Šoch,
Ivan Šoch,
Đurđica Šoch,
Jozo Šoch,
Vida Šoch,
Robert Šoch,
Ljiljana Šoch,
Ivanka Šoch,
Ruža Šoch,
Željko Šoch,
Đurđa Šoch,
Dražen Šoch,
Anita Šoch,
Matea Šoch,
Iris Šoch,
Matej Šoch,
Natali Šoch,
Vito Šoch,
Marija Šoch
