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Surname Kendeš in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kendeš families are Croats (from Vodice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vodice and Sibenik. In Grabovci in Vodice every third inhabitant had the family name Kendeš.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Kendeš live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Grabovci (30), Sibenik (10), and in Zadar (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kendeš (including: Kendes , Csendes , Chendes and Cendes ) is present in 16 countries worldwide. The family name "Kendes " is used by small number of people in Sweden , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Cendes " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Csendes " is used by some 1000 people in Hungary , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Chile.
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Characteristic first names
Zdenka Kendeš,
Nevenka Kendeš,
Stana Kendeš,
Jere Kendeš,
Vinko Kendeš,
Rajka Kendeš,
Anđelko Kendeš,
Siniša Kendeš,
Dalibor Kendeš,
Nikola Kendeš,
Miranda Kendeš,
Ante Kendeš,
Stjepan Kendeš,
Marinko Kendeš,
Ružica Kendeš,
Ljerka Kendeš,
Radenko Kendeš,
Sandra Kendeš,
Albert Kendeš