Surname Kacun in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kacun families are almost entirely Croats (from Cakovec area ), barely Hungarians (from Cakovec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kacun live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (15), Cakovec (10), Zagreb (<10), Ivanovec (<10), and in Okrugli Vrh in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kacun (including: Kazun , Cazun , Chacun , Kachun , Chachun , Khachun and Kazzoun ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Kachun " is used by some 70 people in Ukraine and small number in the United States. "Kazzoun " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Cazun " is used by some 500 people in Guatemala , about 300 in El Salvador , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Kacun, Nikola Kacun, Zdravko Kacun, Dražen Kacun, Daniel Kacun, Stjepan Kacun, Željko Kacun, Bara Kacun, Dragutin Kacun, Ružica Kacun, Snježana Kacun, Kristijan Kacun, Goran Kacun, Krešimir Kacun, Jurica Kacun, Jasminka Kacun, Mihael Kacun, Josip Kacun, Tomislav Kacun

Mentions in sources

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

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