Surname Kunšt in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kunšt families are Croats (from Klanjec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area. In Pristava in Klanjec area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Kunšt.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kunšt live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located and 10 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (30), in Pristava (<10) and Prosenik (<5) in Klanjec area, Bobovec Tomasevecki (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kunšt (including: Kunst , Kunszt , Kunstt and Kunsht ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Kunst " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 4000 in the Netherlands , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Kunszt " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Kunstt " is used by small number of people in the Netherlands and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Kunšt, Danica Kunšt, Ivica Kunšt, Mario Kunšt, Valentina Kunšt, Robert Kunšt, Marijan Kunšt, Davor Kunšt, Gordana Kunšt, Mladen Kunšt, Ivan Kunšt, Dragica Kunšt, Silva Kunšt, Patricija Kunšt, Tomislav Kunšt, Zlatica Kunšt, Stjepan Kunšt, Tugomir Kunšt, Ralitza Kunšt

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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