Kanešić families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdinske Toplice. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Varazdinske Toplice.
Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Kanešić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Varazdinske Toplice (45), Ludbreg (10), Bjelovar (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Varazdin (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Australia (1), and to Switzerland (1). Family name Kanešić is present in two countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
