Surname Culović in modern Croatia

Culović families are Croats and they are mostly from Petrinja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja area and in Sisak. In Cerje Letovanićko in Petrinja area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Culović.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Culović live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Lekenik in Petrinja area (25), Zagreb (10), Cerje Letovanicko in Petrinja area (<10), Petrinja (<10), and in Pescenica in Petrinja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Culović (including: Culovic , Zulovic and Chulovich ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Culovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Zulovic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Turkey.

Characteristic first names

Lana Culović, Mario Culović, Ivica Culović, Jurica Culović, Stjepan Culović, Fazila Culović, Neven Culović, Dubravko Culović, Željka Culović, Saša Culović, Zlatko Culović, Katica Culović, Dijana Culović, Sandra Culović, Danijela Culović, Ivan Culović, Ljubica Culović, Željko Culović, Jadranka Culović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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