Surname Nuk in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Nuk families are generally Croats (from Virovitica area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Nuk live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (10), Zagreb (<5), Virovitica (<5), Umag (<5), and in Okrug Gornji on the Island of Ciovo (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Nuk (including: Nucci , Nuch , Nuc , Nuck , Nuci , Nuek , Nukk , Nukh and Nuq ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. "Nuck " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Germany , and some 90 people in Indonesia. "Nukk " is used by some 70 people in Estonia and small number in the United States. "Nuci " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Vjeran Nuk, Senada Nuk, Ivana Nuk, Davor Nuk, Anton Nuk, Vilim Nuk, Josip Nuk, Eduvard Nuk, Mirjana Nuk, Antun Nuk, Vladimir Nuk, Željka Nuk, Kristina Nuk, Marko Nuk, Tea Nuk, Helena Nuk, Marija Nuk, Vera Nuk, Elizabeta Nuk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1943 in source Directorium ARCHI-DIOECESI ZAGREBIENSI.

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