Surname Kuvač in modern Croatia

Kuvač families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Drnis.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Kuvač live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Sibenik (35), Zagreb (<10), Rijeka (<10), Radonic (<10), and in Kutina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuvač (including: Kuvac , Kuvach , Chuvac , Kuwatsch , Chauvac , Kuvachev and Kuwaci ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuvac " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Turkey , and small number of people in Australia. "Kuvach " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Ukraine. "Chuvac " is used by some 300 people in Guatemala and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivo Kuvač, Ante Kuvač, Predrag Kuvač, Marijan Kuvač, Tonka Kuvač, Danijela Kuvač, Nives Kuvač, Dinko Kuvač, Radmila Kuvač, Marinko Kuvač, Dijana Kuvač, Ivan Kuvač, Stipe Kuvač, Anita Kuvač, Zorana Kuvač, Ankica Kuvač, Andja Kuvač, Tomislav Kuvač, Krešimir Kuvač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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