Surname Duper in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Duper families are generally Croats (from Dubrovnik area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Daruvar.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Duper live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Mlini in Dubrovnik area (40), Dubrovnik (<10), Daruvar (<5), Pula (<5), and in Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Duper (including: Dupper , Dhuper and Dhupper ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Duper " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Mexico. "Dupper " is used by some 900 people in South Africa , about 800 in Germany , and some 500 people in the United States. "Dhuper " is used by some 70 people in Japan and about 60 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Duper, Stjepo Duper, Nikša Duper, Vana Duper, Tonći Duper, Siniša Duper, Danijela Duper, Mare Duper, Nada Duper, Miho Duper, Ivan Duper, Maro Duper, Marija Duper, Marijana Duper, Nikola Duper, Stjepan Duper, Stevo Duper, Milan Duper, Ljubica Duper

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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