Surname Krpo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Krpo families are generally Croats (from Trogir ), rarely Bosniaks (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Mostar area) and in Trogir. In Buzić Mahala in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Krpo.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Krpo live in Croatia today, in 10 households.
They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Plano (<10), Vrgorac (<10), Makarska (<5), Knin (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krpo (including: Charpo , Cerpo , Chourpo , Kerpo and Kerppo ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Krpo " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kerpo " is used by few people in the United States. "Cerpo " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ilijas Krpo, Sandro Krpo, Aladin Krpo, Anita Krpo, Renato Krpo, Fazlija Krpo, Sanja Krpo, Vera Krpo, Saša Krpo, Darko Krpo, Mirzija Krpo, Mevlida Krpo, Zorka Krpo, Nedžib Krpo, Željko Krpo, Dragan Krpo, Miranda Krpo, Mili Krpo, Đani Krpo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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