Surname Kuhta in modern Croatia

Kuhta families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Krapina area.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Kuhta live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 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 14 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Varazdin (20), Brezje in Donja Stubica area (15), Jarmina in Vinkovci area (15), and in Jakovlje in Zapresic area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuhta (including: Kuchta , Ciuchta , Csuhta , Cuchta , Czuchta , Kuchata , Kuchekta , Kuchatah and Kuthta ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. "Kuchta " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Kuthta " is used by few people in the United States. "Csuhta " is used by some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Kuhta, Dubravko Kuhta, Milena Kuhta, Maja Kuhta, Franjo Kuhta, Stjepan Kuhta, Snježana Kuhta, Damir Kuhta, Sanja Kuhta, Miroslav Kuhta, Zoran Kuhta, Vladimir Kuhta, Daliborka Kuhta, Josip Kuhta, Krunoslav Kuhta, Nada Kuhta, Željka Kuhta, Patricia Kuhta, Davor Kuhta

Mentions in sources

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

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