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Surname Kereta in modern Croatia
Kereta families are Croats and they are mostly from Knin area (according to some sources from Kijeva). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Nasice area.
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Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Kereta live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Slavonski Brod (20), Osijek (15), Cakovec (<10), and in Virovitica (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kereta (including: Ceretta , Cerreta , Cereta , Keretta , Chereta , Cerretta , Kereetta , Keretha and Ceretha ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Keretta " is used by few people in the United States. "Cerreta " is used by some 800 people in the United States , about 300 in Italy , and some 100 people in Afghanistan. "Ceretha " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Josip Kereta,
Marko Kereta,
Branko Kereta,
Ivan Kereta,
Dražen Kereta,
Zvonko Kereta,
Leonard Kereta,
Marija Kereta,
Nedjeljka Kereta,
Helena Kereta,
Ivica Kereta,
Stanko Kereta,
Dragica Kereta,
Gordana Kereta,
Jadranka Kereta,
Ivana Kereta,
Josipa Kereta,
Krste Kereta,
Mirjana Kereta
