Surname Ce in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ce families are Croats (from Slatina area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Ce live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Novaki in Slatina area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Ce (including: Che , Ze , Chee , Cee , Tze , Cheh , Ceh , Ceeh and Cé ) is present in 161 countries worldwide. "Cee " is used by some 4000 people in the Philippines , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Ghana. "Ceh " is used by some 200 people in Mexico , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Syria. "Chee " is used by some 60000 people in Malaysia , about 6000 in Singapore , and some 4000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željka Ce, Enrico Ce, Janoš Ce, Miško Ce, Zagorka Ce, Đuro Ce

Mentions in sources

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

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