Surname Kiša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kiša families are predominantly Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Czechs (also from Grubisno Polje ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Kiša live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Kupinecki Kraljevec (<5), Mali Zdenci (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Veliki Zdenci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kiša (including: Kisa , Kisha , Kissa , Kisza , Kisah , Kischa , Kiesa , Kiesha , Kistha and Kiessa ) is present in 126 countries worldwide. "Kisha " is used by some 3000 people in Sudan , about 300 in Tanzania , and some 200 people in the United States. "Kiesa " is used by some 700 people in Democratic Republic of Congo , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Lithuania. "Kiesha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Kiša, Denis Kiša, Tamara Kiša, Josip Kiša, Stjepan Kiša, Slavko Kiša, Blaženka Kiša, Dragutin Kiša, Terezija Kiša, Mira Kiša, Romana Kiša, Alen Kiša, Ivan Kiša, Andrea Kiša, Marko Kiša, Gizela Kiša, Rista Kiša, Vida Kiša

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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