Surname Jusufović in modern Croatia

Jusufović families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Banja Luka area (Bosnia), often Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Pula. In Devetak in Tuzla Region (Bosnia) every ninth inhabitant had the family name Jusufović.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Jusufović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<10), Pula (<10), Stara Gradiska in Nova Gradiska area (<10), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Jusufović (including: Jusufovic , Yusufovich and Iusufovich ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Jusufovic " is used by some 200 people in Afghanistan , about 200 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Emir Jusufović, Sadeta Jusufović, Alma Jusufović, Damir Jusufović, Halid Jusufović, Advija Jusufović, Samir Jusufović, Mirano Jusufović, Edis Jusufović, Nermin Jusufović, Ankica Jusufović, Halida Jusufović, Marija Jusufović, Dragan Jusufović, Edin Jusufović, Mesud Jusufović, Vahid Jusufović, Mirsad Jusufović, Esnef Jusufović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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