Surname Nukić in modern Croatia

Nukić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Osijek , often Bosniaks (from east Herzegovina), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in East Herzegovina (Gacko area) and in Zagreb. In Hodinići in East Herzegovina every fifth inhabitant had the family name Nukić.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Nukić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Osijek (15), Dubrovnik (15), Gunja in Zupanja area (10), and in Slatina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Nukić (including: Nukic , Nukich , Nucic and Nucich ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Nukic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 90 in Libya , and small number of people in Austria. "Nucich " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Alma Nukić, Dražen Nukić, Dijana Nukić, Bernina Nukić, Zoran Nukić, Larisa Nukić, Mirela Nukić, Omer Nukić, Srećko Nukić, Mursal Nukić, Avdulah Nukić, Samir Nukić, Ervin Nukić, Azra Nukić, Alen Nukić, Sanela Nukić, Rizah Nukić, Fajik Nukić, Jasna Nukić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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