Surname Kukučka in modern Croatia

Kukučka families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area , often Slovaks (also from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Kukučka live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Osijek (20), Zagreb (15), Valpovo (15), Josipovac Punitovacki in Djakovo area (10), and in Cepin in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Austria (1), Canada (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Kukučka (including: Kukucka , Kukuchka , Kukuczka and Kukucska ) is present in 22 countries on four continents. The family name "Kukucka " is used by some 2000 people in Slovakia , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Czech Republic. "Kukuchka " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Kukuczka " is used by some 800 people in Poland , about 100 in Czech Republic , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stevo Kukučka, Mirjana Kukučka, Anita Kukučka, Ivan Kukučka, Stjepan Kukučka, Slaven Kukučka, Andrija Kukučka, Antunija Kukučka, Snježana Kukučka, Svetlana Kukučka, Zvonko Kukučka, Branko Kukučka, Davor Kukučka, Miroslav Kukučka, Josip Kukučka, Marija Kukučka, Ivica Kukučka, Zoran Kukučka, Darko Kukučka

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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