Surname Kurela in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurela families are Croats (from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kurela live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Veliki Zdenci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurela (including: Kurella , Curella , Churella , Kurrella , Querella , Kurrela , Kurhela , Kuurella and Kureela ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurela " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States. "Kurella " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Iraq. "Kurrella " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Karlo Kurela, Nevena Kurela, Alojzija Kurela, Josip Kurela, Zdenko Kurela

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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