Surname Kain in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kain families are almost entirely Croats (from Ludbreg ), barely Slovenes (from Dugo Selo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kain live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Karlovac (10), Sesvete (10), Zagreb (<10), Kriz in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), and in Ludbreg (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kain (including: Kayn , Kahin , Khain , Kaien , Kaiin , Khaain , Khahin , Kaahin and Khaien ) is present in 144 countries worldwide. The family name "Kain " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Australia. "Kaahin " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Khahin " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Verica Kain, Porin Kain, Ivan Kain, Jadranka Kain, Dalibor Kain, Martina Kain, Ljiljana Kain, Dražen Kain, Ana Kain, Jasenko Kain, Marijan Kain, Zdenko Kain, Đurđica Kain, Damir Kain, Stjepan Kain, Dora Kain, Miroslav Kain, Željka Kain, Mirjana Kain

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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