Surname Kuč in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kuč live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (10), Osijek (<5), Karanac in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Zdihovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuč (including: Kuc , Kuch , Kutsch , Kuci , Kuck , Kucz , Kuech , Kuzz , Kuetsch and Kuec ) is present in 134 countries worldwide. The family name "Kuc " is used by some 20000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Kuch " is used by some 10000 people in Cambodia , about 3000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Kutsch " is used by some 3000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 90 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Suvada Kuč, Samir Kuč, Ramo Kuč, Adem Kuč, Ćazim Kuč, Nenad Kuč, Razija Kuč, Ervin Kuč, Marija Kuč, Binak Kuč, Stana Kuč, Ljiljana Kuč, Zumreta Kuč, Saša Kuč, Kemal Kuč, Elvin Kuč, Alan Kuč, Dino Kuč, Marica Kuč

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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