Surname Žakula in modern Croatia

Žakula families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Otocac area , whereas often Croats (from Belisce area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac and in Otocac area. In Vrpile in Otocac area every second inhabitant had the family name Žakula.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Žakula live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 390 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Rijeka (35), Zagreb (20), Karlovac (15), Vrpile in Otocac area (10), and in Vinkovci (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), Austria (1), the United States (1), Australia (1), Canada (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Žakula (including: Zakula , Zakkula , Zackula , Zhakula , Zachula and Zakullah ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Zakula " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Zackula " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Zakullah " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Žakula, Blanka Žakula, Igor Žakula, Slobodan Žakula, Zoran Žakula, Siniša Žakula, Eva Žakula, Tea Žakula, Milivoj Žakula, Dušan Žakula, Tasmin Žakula, Hrvoje Žakula, Admira Žakula, Milan Žakula, Anita Žakula, Branko Žakula, Danica Žakula, Jovica Žakula, Aleksandar Žakula

Mentions in sources

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

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