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.
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).