Surname Kukovec in modern Croatia

Kukovec families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Ivanic-Grad.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Kukovec live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 33 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Mursko Sredisce (25), Zagreb (<10), Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), and in Orehovica in Cakovec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kukovec (including: Kukovetz , Kukovecz ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Kukovec " is used by some 100 people in Austria , small number in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Kukovec, Nino Kukovec, Marija Kukovec, Damir Kukovec, Antun Kukovec, Jadran Kukovec, Josip Kukovec, Ana Kukovec, Bernarda Kukovec, Rolando Kukovec, Mara Kukovec, Matija Kukovec, Dario Kukovec, Dragutin Kukovec, Mirjana Kukovec, Marijan Kukovec, Željko Kukovec, Duško Kukovec, Brigita Kukovec

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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