Surname Kerekeš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kerekeš families are mainly Croats (from Daruvar ), less frequently Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Osijek area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Kerekeš live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Pula (<10), Lug in Osijek area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Daruvar (<10), and in Bjelovar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kerekeš (including: Kerekes , Chereches , Kerekesh , Kerekesha , Kerekesch and Kerekess ) is present in 49 countries worldwide. The family name "Kerekes " is used by some 9000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in Romania , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Kerekesh " is used by some 80 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Kerekess " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Kerekeš, Larisa Kerekeš, Eda Kerekeš, Robert Kerekeš, Ištvan Kerekeš, Mladen Kerekeš, Atila Kerekeš, Zoran Kerekeš, Karolina Kerekeš, Irena Kerekeš, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Jasenka Kerekeš, Ivana Kerekeš, Vesna Kerekeš, Lidia Kerekeš, Petar Kerekeš, Jan Kerekeš, Ivan Kerekeš, Marija Kerekeš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1935 in source Faculty of Humanities University of Zagreb Alumni.

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