Surname Kiuk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kiuk families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kiuk live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Dvor in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (10), Sisak (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Donji Javoranj (<5) and Cetvrtkovac (<5) in Hrvatska Kostajnica area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Kiuk (including: Kiuchi , Ciuk , Khiuk , Chciuk , Ciuc , Ciuci , Qiuck , Kiuck and Kyuk ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Ciuk " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Kyuk " is used by few people in the United States. "Kiuchi " is used by some 20000 people in Japan , about 100 in the United States , and some 100 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Vlado Kiuk, Dmitar Kiuk, Katica Kiuk, Predrag Kiuk, Vlatka Kiuk, Evica Kiuk, Snježana Kiuk, Nenad Kiuk, Slavka Kiuk, Ilija Kiuk, Milica Kiuk, Milan Kiuk, Đuro Kiuk, Boja Kiuk, Milka Kiuk, Ljubica Kiuk, Ljuban Kiuk, Nikola Kiuk, Mara Kiuk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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