Surname Friš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Friš families are almost entirely Croats (from Kutina ), barely Slovenes (from Crikvenica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Friš live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Kutina (10), Zagreb (10), Crikvenica (<10), Sisak (<10), and in Husain (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Friš (including: Fris , Fries , Frisch , Friess , Frish , Friss , Friesch , Friesth , Friesh and Phrish ) is present in 112 countries worldwide. "Frish " is used by some 300 people in Israel , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Russian Federation. "Frisch " is used by some 8000 people in Germany , about 7000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in France. "Phrish " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Friš, Siniša Friš, Sanja Friš, Robin Friš, Tatjana Friš, Zvjezdan Friš, Đurđica Friš, Radmila Friš, Andrija Friš, Dolores Friš, Zdenko Friš, Alojz Friš, Ružica Friš, Danijel Friš, Zvonko Friš, Božena Friš, Tihomir Friš, Josip Friš, Željko Friš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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