Surname Kuštra in modern Croatia

Kuštra families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Imotsko and in Imotski area.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Kuštra live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and threee other places, mostly in Runovic in Imotski area (45), Zagreb (20), Split (<10), Borik in Orahovica area (<10), and in Ilok (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kuštra (including: Kustra , Kustera , Chustra and Kusztra ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Kustra " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 1000 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada. "Kustera " is used by some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Kuštra, Ante Kuštra, Josip Kuštra, Perica Kuštra, Ivan Kuštra, Živko Kuštra, Marija Kuštra, Zora Kuštra, Ruža Kuštra, Zdenka Kuštra, Mislav Kuštra, Štefanija Kuštra, Marko Kuštra, Damir Kuštra, Darko Kuštra, Jadranka Kuštra, Ana Kuštra, Margareta Kuštra, Milena Kuštra

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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