Surname Kenig in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kenig families are Croats (from Petrinja area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Petrinja area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kenig live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and four other places, mostly in Donji Vukojevac in Petrinja area (10), Osijek (<5), Veliki Poganac in Koprivnica area (<5), Busevec (<5), and in Slavonski Brod (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kenig (including: König , Könnig , Kennig , Khennig and Chenig ) is present in 43 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Dubravko Kenig, Tihomir Kenig, Đuro Kenig, Gordana Kenig, Ivica Kenig, Davor Kenig, Ivan Kenig, Stjepan Kenig, Mira Kenig, Ružica Kenig, Mario Kenig, Mateo Kenig, Adam Kenig, Katica Kenig, Slavko Kenig, Jadranka Kenig, Darko Kenig, Jasmina Kenig, Franciska Kenig

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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