Surname Kuprešan in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kuprešan families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega area and in Pozega. In Pasikovci in Pozega area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kuprešan.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kuprešan live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Pozega (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Jaksic in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuprešan is present in 6 countries on three continents.

Characteristic first names

Marija Kuprešan, Ranka Kuprešan, Biserka Kuprešan, Pero Kuprešan, Dragica Kuprešan, Dragan Kuprešan, Pajo Kuprešan, Ana Kuprešan, Draga Kuprešan, Nevenka Kuprešan, Zlata Kuprešan, Ljubica Kuprešan, Stana Kuprešan, Mileva Kuprešan, Milka Kuprešan, Marko Kuprešan, Jela Kuprešan, Dragomir Kuprešan, Nada Kuprešan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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