Surname Luketić in modern Croatia

Luketić families are Croats and they are mostly from Ogulin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ogulin and Zagreb. In places Korana and Rastovača in Otocac area every second inhabitant had the family name Luketić.

Prevalence

About 1200 people with faimily name Luketić live in Croatia today, in 520 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 55 cities and 123 other places, mostly in Zagreb (170), Ogulin (135), Duga Resa (55), Rijeka (50), and in Slavonski Brod (45).

Outside Croatia

At least 38 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (16), Germany (14), Switzerland (4), the United States (2), France (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Luketić (including: Luketic , Luketich , Lucetich and Lucketic ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Luketic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 100 in Australia , and some 50 people in Canada. "Luketich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Argentina , and small number in Australia. "Lucketic " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Luketić, Antun Luketić, Silvana Luketić, Damir Luketić, Ivan Luketić, Mladen Luketić, Vladimir Luketić, Marinko Luketić, Dean Luketić, Darija Luketić, Goran Luketić, Marko Luketić, Zoran Luketić, Ivana Luketić, Josip Luketić, Ivica Luketić, Olivera Luketić, Mario Luketić, Branko Luketić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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