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Surname Hess in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Hess families are Croats (from Bakar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Rijeka.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Hess live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and two other places, mostly in Donji Meljani (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Bakar (<10), Djakovo (<10), and in Rijeka (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Hess (including: Chess , Thiess , Heß , Thess , Thress , Heess , Höss , Cheress and Chaess ) is present in 113 countries worldwide. The family name "Hess " is used by some 60000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Germany , and some 4000 people in Brazil. "Heess " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Turkey. "Höss " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 60 in Austria , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Svjetlana Hess,
Mirano Hess,
Đurđica Hess,
Darko Hess,
Alexander Hess,
Dražen Hess,
Barbara Hess,
Davor Hess,
Alan Hess,
Dieter Hess,
Herbert Hess,
Petar Hess,
Ljiljana Hess,
Gerhard Hess,
Armando Hess,
Lana Hess,
Alma Hess,
Vjekoslav Hess,
Peter Hess
