Surname Kurija in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurija families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Duga Resa area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kurija live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Karlovac (<10), Vojisnica in Duga Resa area (<10), Vukovar (<5), Ernestinovo in Osijek area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurija (including: Kuriya , Khuriyah , Kuriyah , Kurieva , Khuriya , Kuriaah , Kurriya , Kurijah and Kurriyah ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. The family name "Kurija " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Chouriya " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Boris Kurija, Milan Kurija, Slavko Kurija, Aleksandar Kurija, Nebojša Kurija, Mladen Kurija, Gordana Kurija, Ljubinka Kurija, Miloš Kurija, Biserka Kurija, Danica Kurija, Anđelija Kurija, Marko Kurija, Ljubomir Kurija, Darinka Kurija, Mile Kurija, Radomir Kurija, Djurdjica Kurija, Dragica Kurija

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