Surname Kurteši in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kurteši families are predominantly Croats (from Varazdin area ), rarely Albanians (from Serbia ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Pula.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kurteši live in Croatia today, in 6 households.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Pula (<5), Rijeka (<5), Ljubescica in Varazdin area (<5), and in Sesvete (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kurteši (including: Kurtesi , Kurteshi , Kürtösi , Curtessi and Kurtesih ) is present in 21 countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Erol Kurteši, Ivona Kurteši, Jadranko Kurteši, Leon Kurteši, Ardian Kurteši, Jasminka Kurteši, Makfire Kurteši, Sabri Kurteši, Istref Kurteši, Elvira Kurteši, Željko Kurteši, Margita Kurteši, Bajram Kurteši, Nijazi Kurteši, Enver Kurteši, Nedjelka Kurteši, Snježana Kurteši, Robert Kurteši, Saša Kurteši

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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