Surname Cee in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Cee families are generally Croats (from Beli Manastir area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area).

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Cee live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Osijek (<10) and Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Cee (including: Chee , Zee , Cheere , Ceeh , Ceé , Cheehe , Cée and Chhee ) is present in 123 countries worldwide. The family name "Cee " is used by some 4000 people in the Philippines , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Ghana. "Zee " is used by some 30000 people in Pakistan , about 5000 in Indonesia , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Chee " is used by some 60000 people in Malaysia , about 6000 in Singapore , and some 4000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Maja Cee, Stjepan Cee, Marina Cee, Gordana Cee, Gavro Cee, Julijana Cee, Kata Cee, Zagorka Cee, Elizabeta Cee, Gabriel Cee, Lenka Cee, Boris Cee, Denis Cee, Ivan Cee, Margareta Cee, Ana Cee, Miško Cee

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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