Surname Knež in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Knež families are generally Croats (from Slavonski Brod area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod area and in Gospic.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Knež live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Oprisavci in Slavonski Brod area (<10), Gospic (<5), Celikovici in Slavonski Brod area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Karlovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Knež (including: Knez , Chanez , Chinez , Chonez , Qneez , Chenez , Knezha and Knezz ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Knez " is used by some 900 people in the United States , about 700 in Germany , and some 400 people in Bolivia. "Knezz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Knezha " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Knež, Tomislav Knež, Vladimir Knež, Ivica Knež, Marica Knež, Ivanka Knež, Ivan Knež, Marija Knež, Mirta Knež, Tihomir Knež, Jelica Knež, Katarina Knež, Tera Knež, Mato Knež, Terezija Knež, Ljubica Knež, Danijela Knež, Igor Knež, Robert Knež

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1769 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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