Surname Cukar in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cukar families are generally Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Cukar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Kukljica on the Island of Ugljan (10), Zadar (10), Olib (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Split (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Cukar (including: Chucar , Chhaukar , Zukar , Cucar , Cukhar , Chukar , Cuccar , Chukhar and Chhoukar ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Cukar " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Zukar " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cucar " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Leonardo Cukar, Nikola Cukar, Diana Cukar, Anita Cukar, Goran Cukar, Ivona Cukar, Luka Cukar, Mihovil Cukar, Laura Cukar, Sara Cukar, Kazimir Cukar, Marijan Cukar, Milka Cukar, Jurica Cukar, Radojka Cukar, Dragomir Cukar, Lada Cukar, Kažimir Cukar, Stanislav Cukar

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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