Surname Damiš in modern Croatia

Damiš families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Damiš live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Rijeka (20), Buzdohanj in Rijeka area (15), Zagreb (<10), and in Slatina (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Damiš (including: Damis , Damisch , Damish , Damisse , Damies , Damys , Damysh , Damissah and Damiss ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. "Damish " is used by some 60 people in Uganda and small number in the United States. "Damisch " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in Austria , and some 100 people in the United States. "Damisse " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Damiš, Mladen Damiš, Ivan Damiš, Vladimir Damiš, Franjo Damiš, Dražen Damiš, Sanjin Damiš, Katarina Damiš, Bruna Damiš, Robi Damiš, Mario Damiš, Tomislav Damiš, Vlado Damiš, Sandra Damiš, Damir Damiš, Silvija Damiš, Mladenka Damiš, Štefanija Damiš, Marijan Damiš

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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