Surname Henezi in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Henezi families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Koprivnica. In Cvetkovec in Koprivnica area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Henezi.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Henezi live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (20), Varazdin (<10), Rasinja in Koprivnica area (<10), Varazdinske Toplice (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Henezi is present in four countries on two continents.

Characteristic first names

Željko Henezi, Afrodita Henezi, Ivan Henezi, Maja Henezi, Zlatko Henezi, Stjepan Henezi, Božica Henezi, Tihomir Henezi, Josip Henezi, Nada Henezi, Vesna Henezi, Štefica Henezi, Dražen Henezi, Ankica Henezi, Dario Henezi, Andreja Henezi, Karmela Henezi, Marijan Henezi, Antun Henezi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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