Surname Kurepa in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurepa families are mainly Croats (from Ploce area ), equally Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kurepa live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Glina (<10), Zagreb (<5), Dragotina (<5), and in Drvenik in Ploce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurepa is present in 10 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurepa " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Svetozar Kurepa, Dragan Kurepa, Goran Kurepa, Đuro Kurepa, Dušan Kurepa, Zoran Kurepa, Ratko Kurepa, Evica Kurepa, Gordana Kurepa, Milica Kurepa, Djuro Kurepa, Milka Kurepa, Stana Kurepa, Anka Kurepa, Ilija Kurepa, Mira Kurepa, Zora Kurepa, Miloš Kurepa, Nevenka Kurepa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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