Surname Kević in modern Croatia

Kević families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Kević live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Drnis (45), Split (25), Zagreb (15), Sibenik (10), and in Zadar (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Switzerland (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Kević (including: Kevic , Kevich , Kewitsch , Cevic , Kevych , Kevick , Kevitsch , Keviec , Kewic and Kewicz ) is present in 23 countries worldwide. "Kevich " is used by some 70 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Kevitsch " is used by few people in the United States. "Kewitsch " is used by some 200 people in Germany and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andrija Kević, Damir Kević, Hrvoje Kević, Milovan Kević, Mirjana Kević, Darija Kević, Goran Kević, Ivica Kević, Višnja Kević, Dragoja Kević, Divna Kević, Branko Kević, Branimir Kević, Krešimir Kević, Dario Kević, Krunoslav Kević, Marija Kević, Zvonimir Kević, Magdalena Kević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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