Surname Knego in modern Croatia

Knego families are Croats and they are mostly from Dubrovnik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Split.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Knego live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 12 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (75), Sumet (25), Zagreb (20), Mlini in Dubrovnik area (15), and in Rijeka (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Knego (including: Chernego , Charnego ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Knego " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Charnego " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Chernego " is used by some 100 people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Knego, Mario Knego, Andro Knego, Irena Knego, Dubravko Knego, Dalibor Knego, Sanja Knego, Goranka Knego, Kristijan Knego, Nikica Knego, Rado Knego, Luce Knego, Ivan Knego, Frano Knego, Mato Knego, Stjepan Knego, Dragica Knego, Jako Knego, Ivana Knego

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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