Surname Kušter in modern Croatia

Kušter families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Ivanec. In Ledinec in Varazdin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kušter.

Prevalence

About 430 people with faimily name Kušter live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 48 other places, mostly in Varazdin (70), Beretinec in Varazdin area (40), Zagreb (40), Ivanecki Vrhovec (25), and in Ivanec (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kušter (including: Kuster , Custer , Kuester , Küster , Chuster , Kushter , Kusther , Khushter , Chouster and Kusster ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuster " is used by some 10000 people in Brazil , about 10000 in Germany , and some 6000 people in the United States. "Kuester " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Brazil. "Kusster " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Kušter, Zvonimir Kušter, Stevo Kušter, Milena Kušter, Dijana Kušter, Vladimir Kušter, Ninoslav Kušter, Božidar Kušter, Josip Kušter, Ivan Kušter, Jelena Kušter, Saša Kušter, Marija Kušter, Zvonko Kušter, Branko Kušter, Renato Kušter, Siniša Kušter, Tomislav Kušter, Hrvoje Kušter

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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