Surname Fais in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Fais families are generally Croats (from Cakovec area ), very rarely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Fais live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (<5), Zagreb (<5), Karlovac (<5), Pula (<5), and in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Fais (including: Fays , Faiss , Faiers , Fahis , Fahys , Faish , Phais and Faisz ) is present in 51 countries worldwide. "Phais " is used by few people in the United States. "Faiss " is used by some 600 people in Germany , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Switzerland. "Faish " is used by small number of people in Indonesia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Damir Fais, Milan Fais, Denis Fais, Marijan Fais, Dragica Fais, Lorenzo Fais, Marica Fais, Rozina Fais, Marija Fais, Katica Fais, Franjo Fais, Anica Fais, Tomislav Fais, Danijel Fais, Karlo Fais, Dragutin Fais, Barica Fais, Zdravko Fais, Alojz Fais

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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