Kurevija families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Vitez area) and in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area).
Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Kurevija live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Osijek (20), Knin (15), Vrgorac (10), and in Zadar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kurevija is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Kurevija " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , small number in Canada , and small number of people in the United States.
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.