Surname Kuftić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kuftić families are generally Croats (from Pula area ), rarely Italians (from Rovinj area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kuftić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 8 other places, mostly in Pula (30), Marcana in Pula area (15), Rovinj (<5), and in Orbanici (<5) and Vodnjan (<5) in Pula area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuftić is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Kuftic " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Kuftić, Zlatko Kuftić, Vedran Kuftić, Tatjana Kuftić, Aleksandar Kuftić, Marko Kuftić, Danijela Kuftić, Tiziana Kuftić, Kristina Kuftić, Florijan Kuftić, Julija Kuftić, Lean Kuftić, Slađana Kuftić, Stanko Kuftić, Martina Kuftić, Nevio Kuftić, Edi Kuftić, Jozefina Kuftić, Slađan Kuftić

Mentions in sources

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

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