Surname Kuharić in modern Croatia

Kuharić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area. In Šipki in Zlatar area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Kuharić.

Prevalence

About 550 people with faimily name Kuharić live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 610 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 40 cities and 53 other places, mostly in Zagreb (165), Pribic in Jastrebarsko area (30), Vinipotok in Zlatar area (30), Lupoglav in Buzet area (25), and in Sipki in Zlatar area (20).

Outside Croatia

At least nine families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (3), the United States (2), Germany (2), Austria (1), and to the United Kingdom (1).
Family name Kuharić (including: Kuharic , Kuharich , Kucharic and Kuharick ) is present in 10 countries on two continents. The family name "Kuharic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Kuharich " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Kuharick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tereza Kuharić, Vladimir Kuharić, Lino Kuharić, Darija Kuharić, Elis Kuharić, Luka Kuharić, Damir Kuharić, Kristina Kuharić, Alojz Kuharić, Tihomir Kuharić, Ines Kuharić, Josip Kuharić, Boris Kuharić, Irena Kuharić, Franjo Kuharić, Vesna Kuharić, Silvio Kuharić, Miroslav Kuharić, Kristijan Kuharić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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