Surname Kette in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kette families are generally Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kette live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<10) and Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kette (including: Charette , Cholette , Chomette , Chette , Chuette , Khette , Cette , Ketthe and Chyette ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. "Ketthe " is used by few people in the United States. "Chyette " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Charette " is used by some 7000 people in Canada , about 5000 in the United States , and some 300 people in France.

Characteristic first names

Filip Kette, Krešimir Kette, Boris Kette, Željko Kette, Lidija Kette, Mirna Kette, Mirjana Kette, Dragotin Kette, Marijan Kette, Soka Kette, Josip Kette, Milka Kette, Lara Kette, Vjekoslav Kette, Štefica Kette, Dražen Kette, Ivor Kette, Melita Kette, Palmira Kette

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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