Surname Kuman in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Kuman live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Pristeg (35), Zadar (25), Zagreb (10), Velika Gorica (<5), and in Selnica Scitarjevska (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuman (including: Khuman , Cuman , Kuhmann , Kuhman , Kumman , Khumman , Khuuman , Khumann and Kueman ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Khuman " is used by some 60 people in Pakistan , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Kuhman " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Kuhmann " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Dušan Kuman, Marko Kuman, Marica Kuman, Tanja Kuman, Ante Kuman, Mario Kuman, Vladimir Kuman, Frane Kuman, Ivan Kuman, Ankica Kuman, Martina Kuman, Natalija Kuman, Marija Kuman, Vinko Kuman, Ana Kuman, Silvana Kuman, Bruno Kuman, Anka Kuman, Jadranka Kuman

Mentions in sources

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

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