Surname Čuk in modern Croatia

Čuk families are Croats and they are mostly from Klanjec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Klanjec area. In Dubravica in Klanjec area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Čuk.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Čuk live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 430 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Sesvete (10), Dubravica in Klanjec area (10), Marinec (10), and in Bobovec Rozganski in Klanjec area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čuk (including: Chuk , Chuck , Cuk , Ciuk , Czuk , Cuck , Tschuck , Chuek , Cueck and Tschuk ) is present in 124 countries worldwide. The family name "Cuk " is used by some 500 people in Indonesia , about 200 in Argentina , and some 100 people in the United States. "Chuek " is used by few people in the United States. "Chuck " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 500 in Taiwan , and some 500 people in Jamaica.

Characteristic first names

Lidija Čuk, Luka Čuk, Stjepan Čuk, Ivica Čuk, Davorin Čuk, Marin Čuk, Igor Čuk, Vesna Čuk, Vladimir Čuk, Rudolf Čuk, Nevenka Čuk, Josipa Čuk, Josip Čuk, Marijana Čuk, Krunoslav Čuk, Zlatko Čuk, Mario Čuk, Hrvoje Čuk, Antun Čuk

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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