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Surname Kerum in modern Croatia
Kerum families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Split. In Radunić in Sinj area every second inhabitant had the family name Kerum.
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Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Kerum live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Split (100), Solin (45), in Radunic (25) and Gornji Muc (<10) in Sinj area, and in Makarska (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kerum (including: Choerum , Cherum ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Kerum " is used by some 200 people in Thailand , small number in Chile , and small number of people in the United States. "Cherum " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Željko Kerum,
Jakov Kerum,
Adam Kerum,
Tanja Kerum,
Gorazd Kerum,
Marina Kerum,
Josip Kerum,
Ante Kerum,
Marijana Kerum,
Ankica Kerum,
Dijana Kerum,
Smiljanka Kerum,
Lidija Kerum,
Petar Kerum,
Jadranka Kerum,
Tihana Kerum,
Ivan Kerum,
Zrinka Kerum,
Andrija Kerum
