In Croatia, Erdeš families are predominantly Croats (from Novska ), rarely Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novska and in Beli Manastir area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Erdeš live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Vukovar (<10), Karanac in Beli Manastir area (<10), Nova Subocka (<10), Pula (<10), and in Nasice (<10).