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Surname Kneš in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Kneš families are predominantly Croats (from Slavonski Brod ), rarely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Slavonski Brod area.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kneš live in Croatia today, in four 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 Slavonski Brod (<10), Pula (<5), and in Grgurevici (<5) and Celikovici (<5) in Slavonski Brod area.
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Outside Croatia
Family name Kneš (including: Knes , Kness , Knees , Knesh , Knesse , Kneessi , Knesz , Knesch , Knehs and Knessl ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. The family name "Knes " is used by some 300 people in Austria , about 60 in Germany , and some 60 people in the United States. "Knesh " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kness " is used by some 700 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Katica Kneš,
Branko Kneš,
Aleksandar Kneš,
Ana Kneš,
Terezija Kneš,
Bruna Kneš,
Josip Kneš,
Branka Kneš,
Mateo Kneš,
Matea Kneš,
Valentino Kneš,
Eva Kneš,
Kata Kneš,
Gabriela Kneš,
Pavle Kneš,
Reza Kneš,
Stjepan Kneš,
Tekla Kneš
