Surname Kuga in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kuga live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (15), in Gajine (15) and Donji Lapac (<10) in Obrovac area, Gospic (<5), and in Licko Petrovo Selo in Otocac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuga (including: Chuga , Cuga , Cuggia , Chugha , Chugga , Quga , Cugah , Chouga and Czuga ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. "Cuga " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 50 in Indonesia , and small number of people in Nicaragua. "Chugha " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Checuga " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Kuga, Rade Kuga, Dragan Kuga, Vera Kuga, Bogdana Kuga, Mirjana Kuga, Milan Kuga, Milena Kuga, Neven Kuga, Đuro Kuga, Zora Kuga, Vesna Kuga, Katica Kuga, Gordana Kuga, Radmila Kuga, Danijela Kuga, Zorana Kuga, Miodrag Kuga, Ana Kuga

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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