Surname Čališ in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čališ families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Pozega.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Čališ live in Croatia today, in 10 households.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Djakovo (10), Zagreb (<10), Pozega (<5), Zoljan (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čališ (including: Callis , Calis , Chalis , 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

Marinko Čališ, Miljenko Čališ, Jadranka Čališ, Tomislav Čališ, Jelica Čališ, Danko Čališ, Marija Čališ, Ljilja Čališ, Antun Čališ, Monia Čališ, Mirko Čališ, Ivica Čališ, Miško Čališ, Jure Čališ, Pera Čališ, Anto Čališ, Ljiljana Čališ, Mato Čališ, Pilip Čališ

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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