Surname Đukez in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Đukez families are almost entirely Croats (from Vinkovci area ), very rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci area and in Zlatar.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Đukez live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and 6 other Croatian places, mostly in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (35), Borkovec (<10), Zagreb (<10), Markusbrijeg in Zlatar area (<10), and in Zlatar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Đukez (including: Duchez , Gjukez , Djukez , Dukez and Duckez ) is present in 12 countries on four continents. "Duckez " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristina Đukez, Hrvoje Đukez, Branko Đukez, Suzana Đukez, Franjo Đukez, Nikola Đukez, Dubravka Đukez, Đurđica Đukez, Danijel Đukez, Ana Đukez, Ljiljana Đukez, Karmela Đukez, Luka Đukez, Vjekoslav Đukez, Velimir Đukez, Ninoslava Đukez, Lidija Đukez, Melita Đukez, Tomislav Đukez

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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