Surname Kaufman in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kaufman live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (15), Split (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Glavani in Bakr area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Kaufman (including: Kaufmann , Kauffman , Kauffmann , Cauffman , Caufman , Cauffmann and Caufmann ) is present in 119 countries worldwide. The family name "Kaufman " is used by some 70000 people in the United States , about 5000 in Israel , and some 4000 people in Germany. "Kaufmann " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in Switzerland. "Kauffman " is used by some 20000 people in the United States , about 900 in Brazil , and some 400 people in Ethiopia.

Characteristic first names

Damir Kaufman, Karlo Kaufman, Vladimir Kaufman, Goran Kaufman, Zorislav Kaufman, Zeev Kaufman, Lovorka Kaufman, Karolina Kaufman, Paul Kaufman, Michael Kaufman, Dragica Kaufman, Mirjana Kaufman, Duško Kaufman, Ivana Kaufman, Julija Kaufman, Zorka Kaufman, Josip Kaufman, Franz Kaufman, Aleksandar Kaufman

Mentions in sources

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

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