Surname Kuren in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kuren families are Croats (from Donja Stubica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Donja Stubica area and in Valpovo area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kuren live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, four cities and 11 other places, mostly in Sagudovec in Donja Stubica area (15), Donja Stubica (<10), Cret Bizovacki in Valpovo area (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Bizovac in Valpovo area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuren (including: Curren , Chauren , Curreen , Churen , Chureen , Curen , Kureen , Kurren and Chouren ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuren " is used by some 500 people in Turkey , about 60 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Kureen " is used by few people in the United States. "Kurren " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdenko Kuren, Andrija Kuren, Daniel Kuren, Đurđica Kuren, Vladimir Kuren, Marica Kuren, Mario Kuren, Stjepan Kuren, Ivan Kuren, Zlatko Kuren, Zvonko Kuren, Branko Kuren, Sanja Kuren, Dragana Kuren, Željko Kuren, Zdravko Kuren, Vlatka Kuren, Magda Kuren, Vesna Kuren

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1683 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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