Surname Feis in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Feis families are Croats (from Middle Bosnia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area) and in Middle Bosnia (Vogosca area).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Feis live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Feis (including: Feys , Feiss , Feisst , Feysh , Feies , Feissa , Feish , Pheis and Pheiss ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Feis " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Viet Nam. "Pheis " is used by few people in the United States. "Feiss " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in France , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Boris Feis, Željko Feis, Lucija Feis, Rudolf Feis, Antun Feis, Stjepan Feis

Mentions in sources

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

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