Surname Čehić in modern Croatia

Čehić families are often Croats and they are mostly from Porec , less frequently Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Porec. In Katun in Porec every sixth inhabitant had the family name Čehić.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Čehić live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 21 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Rovinj (25), Zagreb (20), Rijeka (15), Pula (15), and in Porec (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (3), the United States (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Čehić (including: Cehic , Tschersich , Tschernich , Cechich and Chethic ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Cehic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 400 in Austria , and some 100 people in Italy. "Tschersich " is used by some 500 people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Tschernich " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in Czech Republic , and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dario Čehić, Zlatan Čehić, Marino Čehić, Mirjana Čehić, Sandra Čehić, Petar Čehić, Ervin Čehić, Majda Čehić, Ivan Čehić, Marko Čehić, Tatjana Čehić, Nevija Čehić, Ivana Čehić, Edo Čehić, Elio Čehić, Dolores Čehić, Goran Čehić, Davor Čehić, Dragica Čehić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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