Surname Duda in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Duda families are generally Croats (from the Island of Krk ), very rarely Ukrainians (from Novska area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Pula.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Duda live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Kras on the Island of Krk (10), Rijeka (10), Zagreb (<10), Krk on the Island of Krk (<10), and in Siroko Selo in Koprivnica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (9) and France (2).
Family name Duda (including: Dudha , Dudda , Dhuda , Dudah , Duuda , Dhuuda , Duddha , Dudaa and Dueda ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. The family name "Duda " is used by some 70000 people in Poland , about 20000 in Brazil , and some 10000 people in the United States. "Dueda " is used by few people in the United States. "Dudha " is used by some 2000 people in Malawi , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Igor Duda, Dean Duda, Darko Duda, Damir Duda, Marija Duda, Bonaventura Duda, Lidija Duda, Dubravko Duda, Mato Duda, Vladimir Duda, Ivan Duda, Mirjana Duda, Dragutin Duda, Đuro Duda, Dario Duda, Ivanka Duda, Mladen Duda, Ivana Duda, Zoran Duda

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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