In Croatia, Kurjega families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Trogir area ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj and Rijeka. In Donje Primišlje in Slunj every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kurjega.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Kurjega live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located and four other Croatian places, mostly in Moravice (15), Rijeka (<5), Karlovac (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Ogulin (<5).
