Surname Kuran in modern Croatia

Kuran families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrgorac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac area and in Metkovic. In Brečići in Vrgorac area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Kuran.

Prevalence

About 270 people with faimily name Kuran live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Metkovic (140), Kobiljaca in Vrgorac area (85), Tucepi in Makarska area (15), Ploce (15), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuran (including: Quran , Curan , Kurhan , Khuran , Kuraan , Kurán , Kurran , Kuhran and Khurran ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. "Kurhan " is used by some 2000 people in Turkey , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Kurran " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kuhran " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepko Kuran, Mladen Kuran, Darijo Kuran, Ivan Kuran, Boris Kuran, Jure Kuran, Nedjeljko Kuran, Antonio Kuran, Srećo Kuran, Ivica Kuran, Mirela Kuran, Milka Kuran, Irma Kuran, Davor Kuran, Tanja Kuran, Danko Kuran, Ana Kuran, Dragan Kuran, Pero Kuran

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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