Surname Bura in modern Croatia

Bura families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Skradin , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Skradin. In Piramatovci in Skradin every sixth inhabitant had the family name Bura.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Bura live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Piramatovci (70), Sibenik (60), Zagreb (55), Podkilavac in Rijeka area (30), and in Split (25).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Switzerland (2), France (2), Argentina (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Bura (including: Burra , Bhura , Buera , Burah , Burha , Buhera , Buura , Buhra and Buraa ) is present in 84 countries worldwide. "Burra " is used by some 4000 people in Tanzania , about 300 in the United States , and some 90 people in South Africa. "Bhura " is used by some 900 people in Pakistan , about 100 in South Africa , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miljenko Bura, Meri Bura, Marica Bura, Dragan Bura, Luka Bura, Ivan Bura, Jasenka Bura, Nikica Bura, Zdravko Bura, Andrea Bura, Hrvoje Bura, Nevenka Bura, Rozana Bura, Milan Bura, Oliver Bura, Zorana Bura, Mate Bura, Marijo Bura, Joško Bura

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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