Surname Keča in modern Croatia

Keča families are often Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac , less frequently Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Jasenje in Bosnian Krajina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Keča.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Keča live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (70), Karlovac (20), Donja Suvaja in Knin area (<10), Trogir (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keča (including: Keca , Kecha , Kechma , Kechua , Keeca , Kecia , Kezza , Kecka , Kecca and Kecza ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. The family name "Keca " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Canada , and some 100 people in France. "Kecia " is used by small number of people in Indonesia and small number in the United States. "Kecza " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ksenija Keča, Mario Keča, Dalibor Keča, Dario Keča, Marija Keča, Ljerka Keča, Tomica Keča, Domagoj Keča, Darijo Keča, Eugen Keča, Mane Keča, Krešimir Keča, Zorica Keča, Kristina Keča, Marina Keča, Danijel Keča, Manda Keča, Antun Keča, Željko Keča

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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