Surname Papeš in modern Croatia

Papeš families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krapina. In Viča Sela in Krapina area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Papeš.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Papeš live in Croatia today, in 120 households. There were 300 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Velika Ves (30), in Vica Sela (15) and Krapinske Toplice (10) in Krapina area, and in Dugo Selo (10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Papeš (including: Papes , Papesh , Papesch , Papeschi , Papesso , Pappes and Pappesh ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Papes " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 500 in Argentina , and some 500 people in Brazil. "Papesh " is used by some 700 people in the United States and small number in Austria. "Papesch " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 100 in Austria , and some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Papeš, Dražena Papeš, Branko Papeš, Sandra Papeš, Dario Papeš, Sniježana Papeš, Ivica Papeš, Martina Papeš, Vlatka Papeš, Bojan Papeš, Mihovil Papeš, Renata Papeš, Danica Papeš, Branka Papeš, Mladen Papeš, Mario Papeš, Gordan Papeš, Maja Papeš, Stjepan Papeš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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