Surname Curavić in modern Croatia

Curavić families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Crikvenica.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Curavić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Brodarica (35), Sibenik (30), Split (10), Krapanj (10), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), France (2), and to the United States (2).
Family name Curavić (including: Curavic , Zurawicz and Zurawic ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Curavic " is used by some 80 people in Australia , about 50 in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Zurawicz " is used by some 300 people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Zurawic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marin Curavić, Ivana Curavić, Maja Curavić, Dragan Curavić, Marko Curavić, Marijo Curavić, Tomislav Curavić, Vedrana Curavić, Kristina Curavić, Boris Curavić, Anđelko Curavić, Danijela Curavić, Marijana Curavić, Anđelka Curavić, Ćiril Curavić, Ivan Curavić, Ante Curavić, Vice Curavić, Živka Curavić

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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