Surname Čuić in modern Croatia

Čuić families are Croats and they are mostly from Banja Luka area (Bosnia). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area) and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Laktasi area). In Bukovica in Banja Luka Region (Bosnia) every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Čuić.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Čuić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 24 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Cepin in Osijek area (15), Vinkovci (10), Velika Gorica (10), and in Djakovo (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čuić (including: Cuic , Chuich , Cuich , Chuick , Cuiec and Cuick ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Cuic " is used by some 200 people in Iraq , about 60 in Germany , and some 50 people in the United States. "Chuich " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Cuick " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Saša Čuić, Stipan Čuić, Marijan Čuić, Stanislav Čuić, Ljilja Čuić, Ivana Čuić, Ilijana Čuić, Josip Čuić, Ante Čuić, Božica Čuić, Ankica Čuić, Anto Čuić, Darko Čuić, Zdenka Čuić, Mato Čuić, Tomislav Čuić, Verđinia Čuić, Domagoj Čuić, Rade Čuić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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