Surname Feist in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Feist families are generally Croats (from Djakovo area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Feist live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (10) and Opric (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Feist (including: Feisst , Feyst and Feiszt ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Feist " is used by some 6000 people in the United States , about 6000 in Germany , and some 900 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Damir Feist, Vesna Feist, Ognjen Feist, Ivana Feist, Tomislav Feist, Rudolf Feist, Ivan Feist, Vera Feist, Zdenka Feist, Irena Feist, Fran Feist, Petra Feist, Antonija Feist, Maksimilijan Feist, Gregor Feist, Mario Feist, Peter Feist, Stefan Feist

Mentions in sources

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

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