Surname Kemec in modern Croatia

Kemec families are Croats and they are mostly from Cazma area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Prelog and in Cazma area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Kemec live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Draskovec (10), Oriovac in Pleternica area (10), Ludbreg (<10), Laminac in Cazma area (<10), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kemec (including: Chemez , Csemez , Kemezh , Cemez , Chemetz , Kemetz and Kemez ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Kemez " is used by few people in the United States. "Kemetz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Csemez " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Vinko Kemec, Zlatko Kemec, Antun Kemec, Tomislav Kemec, Božica Kemec, Denis Kemec, Suzana Kemec, Dragutin Kemec, Dubravka Kemec, Marina Kemec, Marinko Kemec, Božidar Kemec, Lilijana Kemec, Mladen Kemec, Nada Kemec, Ivka Kemec, Vladimir Kemec, Željko Kemec, Spomenka Kemec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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