Surname Kardaš in modern Croatia

Kardaš families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Petrinja , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja and Sisak. In Dragotinci in Petrinja every fourth inhabitant had the family name Kardaš.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Kardaš live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Petrinja (35), Dragotinci (25), Sisak (20), Pula (15), and in Kraljevcani (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kardaš (including: Kardash , Kardas , Cardas , Kardasz , Kardhashi , Kardhas , Khardas , Kardass , Kardashi and Kardassi ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. The family name "Kardas " is used by some 4000 people in Turkey , about 2000 in Poland , and some 400 people in the United States. "Kardass " is used by few people in the United States. "Kardasz " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Thailand.

Characteristic first names

Goran Kardaš, Željko Kardaš, Petar Kardaš, Pajo Kardaš, Vesna Kardaš, Marinko Kardaš, Ivana Kardaš, Nataša Kardaš, Pavao Kardaš, Alessandra Kardaš, Kristina Kardaš, Silvija Kardaš, Ivan Kardaš, Bogdanka Kardaš, Anđa Kardaš, Helena Kardaš, Branka Kardaš, Robert Kardaš, Antonijo Kardaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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