Surname Papež in modern Croatia

Papež 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.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Papež live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (30), Osijek (10), Lepajci (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Papež (including: Papez , Pappez ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Papez " is used by some 1000 people in Czech Republic , about 300 in Germany , and some 300 people in the United States. "Pappez " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lora Papež, Valentina Papež, Martina Papež, Ivica Papež, Ivan Papež, Danica Papež, Željka Papež, Mario Papež, Mirjana Papež, Denis Papež, Vjekoslav Papež, Željko Papež, Božica Papež, Slavica Papež, Dubravko Papež, Sandra Papež, Andrea Papež, Dario Papež, Ana Papež

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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