Surname Feješ in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Feješ families are mainly Croats (from Zupanja area ), less frequently Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Feješ live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Bjelovar (<10), Rajevo Selo in Zupanja area (<10), Knezevo in Beli Manastir area (<10), and in Zupanja (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Feješ (including: Fejes , Fejős , Feyes , Feekes , Feyesh , Feies , Feyessa and Feeles ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Fejes " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Slovakia. "Feyes " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 90 in Brazil. "Feekes " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in the Netherlands , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Vjera Feješ, Aleksandar Feješ, Irena Feješ, Emerik Feješ, Tomislav Feješ, Zvjezdana Feješ, Izidora Feješ, Šandor Feješ, Andrija Feješ, Valerija Feješ, Katica Feješ, Andrea Feješ, Ignacije Feješ, Eugen Feješ, Zlata Feješ, Ladislav Feješ, Ivica Feješ, Zoltan Feješ, Anica Feješ

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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