Surname Kitel in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kitel families are Croats (from Novi Marof area ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kitel live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only two naselja i to in Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<5) and Deklesanec in Novi Marof area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kitel (including: Kittel , Küttel , Kittell , Citelli , Chitel , Citelly , Cittel , Kietel and Kithel ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. "Kietel " is used by few people in the United States. "Kittel " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Poland. "Kittell " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Marija Kitel, Marica Kitel, Stjepan Kitel

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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