Surname Peš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Peš families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Peš live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peš (including: Pes , Pesch , Pees , Pessa , Pessi , Pess , Pesso , Pesh , Pesz and Pesth ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. "Pesch " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in the Netherlands. "Pesth " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Pess " is used by some 300 people in Brazil , about 300 in Tanzania , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Lukša Peš, Antun Peš, Božena Peš, Lucijan Peš, Marijan Peš, Paula Peš, Ivo Peš, Luka Peš, Luko Peš, Mare Peš, Marija Peš

Mentions in sources

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

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