Surname Ćurko in modern Croatia

Ćurko families are Croats and they are mostly from Nin. According to some sources they are from Krusevo near Obrovac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nin and Zadar.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Ćurko live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Zadar (45), Nin (45), Rijeka (20), and in Knin (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 19 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Australia (5), South Africa (4), Germany (3), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Ćurko (including: Curcio , Curko , Churko , Curcho , Ciurko , Czurko , Churco , Churkoo , Tschurko and Csurko ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. The family name "Curko " is used by some 100 people in the United States , some 100 people in South Africa , and small number of people in Australia , small number of people in Lithuania. "Tschurko " is used by few people in the United States. "Curcio " is used by some 7000 people in Italy , about 6000 in the United States , and some 5000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Daniela Ćurko, Tonko Ćurko, Damir Ćurko, Marko Ćurko, Katarina Ćurko, Suzana Ćurko, Jasna Ćurko, Milorad Ćurko, Helena Ćurko, Tomislav Ćurko, Milena Ćurko, Željko Ćurko, Emil Ćurko, Mario Ćurko, Marina Ćurko, Mladen Ćurko, Andreo Ćurko, Stipe Ćurko, Bosiljka Ćurko

Mentions in sources

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

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