Surname Kuštek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kuštek families are Croats (from Zlatar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar and Zagreb. In Završje Belečko in Zlatar every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kuštek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kuštek live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (<10), Zavrsje Belecko (<10), Sesvete (<10), and in Gornja Selnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuštek (including: Kustek , Kustec , Chrustek , Chustek and Kusteck ) is present in 12 countries worldwide. The family name "Kustek " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Poland , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kusteck " is used by few people in the United States. "Kustec " is used by some 80 people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ines Kuštek, Krunoslav Kuštek, Leopold Kuštek, Marko Kuštek, Danica Kuštek, Danijel Kuštek, Karlo Kuštek, Zdenko Kuštek, Josip Kuštek, Zoran Kuštek, Katica Kuštek, Vladimir Kuštek, Siniša Kuštek, Đurđa Kuštek, Verona Kuštek, Ruža Kuštek, Stevo Kuštek, Marijana Kuštek, Branko Kuštek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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