Surname Kukin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kukin families are almost entirely Croats (from Biograd na moru area ), barely Montenegrins (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Biograd na moru area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kukin live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Pakostane in Biograd na moru area (20), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Vrsi (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kukin (including: Kuchin , Kuchkin , Kucin , Kukhin , Kuczin , Kukkin , Cukin , Khukin and Kuckin ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Kucin " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 60 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Belgium , small number of people in Ukraine. "Kuczin " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Hungary. "Chukhin " is used by some 400 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dijana Kukin, Tomislav Kukin, Katarina Kukin, Snježana Kukin, Gordana Kukin, Milka Kukin, Marie Kukin, Marjan Kukin, Vesna Kukin, Maja Kukin, Iva Kukin, Milivoj Kukin, Pavao Kukin, Jerina Kukin, Darko Kukin, Aleksandar Kukin, Filip Kukin, Tonka Kukin, Ivanka Kukin

Mentions in sources

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

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