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Surname Kanižai in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kanižai families are predominantly Hungarians (from Beli Manastir area ), rarely Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Beli Manastir area and in Beli Manastir area.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Kanižai live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and 8 other places, mostly in Novi Bezdan in Beli Manastir area (<10), Osijek (<5), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5), and in Zmajevac (<5) and Suza (<5) in Beli Manastir area.
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kanižai (including: Kanizai , Kanizsai , Kanizsay , Kanizay and Kanizhay ) is present in 13 countries on four continents. The family name "Kanizai " is used by few people in the United States. "Kanizay " is used by some 60 people in Australia and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Gabriella Kanižai,
Janoš Kanižai,
Matilda Kanižai,
Josip Kanižai,
Ivan Kanižai,
Katalin Kanižai,
Karolj Kanižai,
Jožef Kanižai,
Ana Kanižai,
Jozo Kanižai,
Terezija Kanižai,
Imre Kanižai,
Gabriel Kanižai,
Dario Kanižai,
Anamaria Kanižai,
Rozalia Kanižai,
Jelisaveta Kanižai,
Katarina Kanižai,
Ruža Kanižai
