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Surname Kekez in modern Croatia
Kekez families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Omis area and in Split.
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Prevalence
About 660 people with faimily name Kekez live in Croatia today, in 250 households. There were 400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Split (185), Zagreb (65), Hrvace in Sinj area (55), Sinj (55), and in Katuni in Omis area (40).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kekez (including: Cerkez , Cecez ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. "Cerkez " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 60 in Romania. "Cecez " is used by some 50 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Aleksandar Kekez,
Vesna Kekez,
Tihomir Kekez,
Stipe Kekez,
Hrvoje Kekez,
Boris Kekez,
Franjo Kekez,
Josip Kekez,
Domagoj Kekez,
Ivan Kekez,
Igor Kekez,
Marija Kekez,
Ante Kekez,
Mirela Kekez,
Dalibor Kekez,
Tomislav Kekez,
Dragana Kekez,
Petar Kekez,
Dragica Kekez