Surname Kusturica in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kusturica families are mainly Bosniaks (from East Herzegovine ), less frequently Croats (from Zapresic area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in East Herzegovina (Bileca area). In Plana in East Herzegovina every second inhabitant had the family name Kusturica.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Kusturica live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (15), Mokosica (<5), Zagreb (<5), Nova Mokosica (<5), and in Prigorje Brdovecko in Zapresic area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kusturica is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Kusturica " is used by some 100 people in Afghanistan , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada , small number of people in Hong Kong.

Characteristic first names

Mirsad Kusturica, Mirsada Kusturica, Adaleta Kusturica, Murat Kusturica, Atija Kusturica, Sanin Kusturica, Sulejman Kusturica, Mensura Kusturica, Dobrila Kusturica, Edina Kusturica, Nurudin Kusturica, Bajro Kusturica, Alem Kusturica, Emir Kusturica, Gordana Kusturica, Nazif Kusturica, Radojka Kusturica, Hadžo Kusturica, Esad Kusturica

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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