Surname Kayser in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kayser families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kayser live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only two Croatian places: in Baska on the Island of Krk (<5) and Sukosan in Zadar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kayser (including: Kaysser , Cayser ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Kayser " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 20000 in Bangladesh , and some 9000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Kayser, Vilma Kayser, Iboljka Kayser, Adrian Kayser, Aleksandra Kayser, Regina Kayser

Mentions in sources

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

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