Surname Cukina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cukina families are Croats (from Ozalj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and Karlovac. In Ilovac in Ozalj every sixth inhabitant had the family name Cukina.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Cukina live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Karlovac (<10), Mali Erjavec (<5), Humljani in Orahovica area (<5), and in Podgraj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cukina (including: Chukina , Cucina , Chuchina , Chukhina , Chuchkina , Zukina , Chuchmina , Cuchina and Cuckina ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. "Zukina " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cucina " is used by some 600 people in Italy , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Tihana Cukina, Ivan Cukina, Katica Cukina, Dražen Cukina, Biserka Cukina, Stjepan Cukina, Blaž Cukina, Draga Cukina, Robert Cukina, Kata Cukina, Bara Cukina, Dragutin Cukina, Danica Cukina, Mijo Cukina, Josip Cukina, Dragica Cukina, Ljudmila Cukina, Vid Cukina, Mara Cukina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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