Surname Kise in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kise families are Croats (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik area and in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. In Molunat in Dubrovnik area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Kise.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kise live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in only four Croatian places: in Dubrovnik (<5), and in Molunat (<5), Djurinici (<5) and Slano (<5) in Dubrovnik area.

Outside Croatia

Family name Kise (including: Kiese , Kiesse , Kisseh , Kishe , Kissee , Kisse , Khise , Khisse and Kisee ) is present in 126 countries worldwide. The family name "Kise " is used by some 2000 people in Japan , about 1000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Brazil. "Kissee " is used by some 800 people in the United States and small number in Saudi Arabia. "Cise " is used by some 100 people in Senegal , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Kise, Niko Kise, Ana Kise, Sonja Kise, Kristiana Kise, Kate Kise, Jele Kise, Vlaho Kise, Nedjeljka Kise, Goran Kise, Marko Kise, Đuro Kise, Željko Kise, Pero Kise, Ane Kise, Cvjeta Kise, Luce Kise, Mare Kise, Slavko Kise

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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