Surname Curi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Curi families are mainly Albanians (from the Island of Losinj ), equally Croats (from Oroslavje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo and in Oroslavje.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Curi live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (35), Zagreb (10), Ivanic-Grad (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Oroslavje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Curi (including: Currie , Churi , Zuri , Curie , Curri , Chueri , Cuhri , Cuheri and Tzuri ) is present in 134 countries worldwide. "Tzuri " is used by few people in the United States. "Curie " is used by some 800 people in France , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in Algeria. "Churi " is used by some 1000 people in Tanzania , about 300 in Uruguay , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Veronika Curi, Manuela Curi, Leo Curi, Rolanda Curi, Ljuić Curi, Vladimir Curi, Gordana Curi, Robert Curi, Mario Curi, Valbona Curi, Dubravka Curi, Zoja Curi, Ludivik Curi, Leonard Curi, Suzana Curi, Đerđ Curi, Lon Curi, Zorko Curi, Brigita Curi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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