Surname Kantej in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kantej live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Jazbina in Pregrada area (<5) and Dubrovcan in Zabok area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kantej (including: Cantey , Canteen , Kantey , Kantee , Khantee , Kantei , Khanteev , Kanthei and Cantee ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. "Kantey " is used by some 70 people in South Africa , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Senegal. "Cantey " is used by some 1000 people in the United States and about 500 in Ghana. "Cantee " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mario Kantej, Ana Kantej, Mihael Kantej, Mijo Kantej, Zvonko Kantej, Magdalena Kantej, Lidija Kantej

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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