Surname Kuss in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kuss families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kuss live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuss (including: Kuess , Cuss , Chauss , Chuss , Kuß , Küss , Chushs , Chaushs and Chruscz ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuss " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Kuess " is used by some 200 people in Austria , about 100 in Mexico , and some 100 people in the United States. "Chuss " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Tanzania , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Anita Kuss, Radovan Kuss, Igor Kuss, Marijo Kuss, Milka Kuss, Sabina Kuss, Marženka Kuss, Sonja Kuss, Frane Kuss, Albina Kuss, Angelina Kuss, Ana Kuss, Paulina Kuss, Lovro Kuss, Marta Kuss

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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