Surname Kuzman in modern Croatia

Kuzman families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Neum (Herzegovina), barely Serbs and Hungarians (Beli Manastir area). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Neum, Herzegovina (Neum area). In Rabrani in Neum (Herzegovina) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Kuzman.

Prevalence

About 510 people with faimily name Kuzman live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 37 cities and 66 other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Dubrovnik (40), Metkovic (35), Hum Bistricki in Zlatar area (20), and in Glavina Donja (15).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (1).
Family name Kuzman (including: Cuzman , Kuzhman , Kuzmann , Kuzsman , Khuzman , Quzman and Quzzaman ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuzman " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Turkey , and some 100 people in Germany. "Kuzmann " is used by some 90 people in Brazil , small number in Hungary , and small number of people in the United States. "Kuzsman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Kuzman, Ilija Kuzman, Marina Kuzman, Natalija Kuzman, Sanio Kuzman, Zlatko Kuzman, Tomislav Kuzman, Valentina Kuzman, Dominik Kuzman, Jasnica Kuzman, Stjepan Kuzman, Mara Kuzman, Katja Kuzman, Draženka Kuzman, Iva Kuzman, Teo Kuzman, Petar Kuzman, Mario Kuzman, Dražen Kuzman

Mentions in sources

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

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