Surname Kukas in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Kukas live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (40), Sesvete (15), Modrovec in Donja Stubica area (<10), Andrilovec (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kukas (including: Kucas , Chukas , Kuchmas , Kuchiash , Cukas , Kukash , Kuchas , Kukhas and Kucias ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Kukas " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Jordan , and small number of people in Australia. "Kucas " is used by some 300 people in Lithuania , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Kuchas " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Juraj Kukas, Kristina Kukas, Darko Kukas, Kruno Kukas, Velimir Kukas, Katica Kukas, Marijan Kukas, Željko Kukas, Dominik Kukas, Tihomir Kukas, Danijel Kukas, Grozdana Kukas, Branka Kukas, Franjo Kukas, Dragana Kukas, Andrija Kukas, Stjepan Kukas, Ivica Kukas, Danijela Kukas

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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