Surname Klees in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Klees live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Rijeka (<5), Hreljin (<5), and in Grobnik in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Klees (including: Clees , Kleess , Kleesh and Charlees ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Klees " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in the Netherlands. "Kleess " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Clees " is used by some 200 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Luxembourg.

Characteristic first names

Spomenka Klees, Diana Klees, Marija Klees, Kristijan Klees, Alfred Klees

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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