Surname Ćališ in modern Croatia

Ćališ families are Croats and they are mostly from Rama (north Herzegovina), Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rama, Bosnia (Prozor area) and in Djakovo. In places Ometala and Podbor in Rama (Bosnia) every tenth inhabitant had the family name Ćališ.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Ćališ live in Croatia today, in 50 households.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Djakovo (35), Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (10), Pozega (<10), and in Koprivnica (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ćališ (including: Callis , Chalis , Calis , Calish , Chalies , Calisch , Chalish , Calies , Caliss and Chaliss ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. The family name "Calis " is used by some 400 people in the Netherlands , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States. "Calish " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Calisch " is used by some 80 people in the United States and small number in Norway.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Ćališ, Blaženka Ćališ, Ivica Ćališ, Ilija Ćališ, Anto Ćališ, Danko Ćališ, Jure Ćališ, Mirela Ćališ, Mile Ćališ, Marko Ćališ, Mato Ćališ, Katija Ćališ, Željko Ćališ, Ivana Ćališ, Dragan Ćališ, Zdravko Ćališ, Snježana Ćališ, Ante Ćališ, Franjo Ćališ

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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