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Surname Pest in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Pest families are Croats (from Vinkovci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Middle Bosnia (Sarajevo area).
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Pest live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Vinkovci (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Ilok (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pest (including: Pesht , Pesthy , Peszt and Pesth ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Pest " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 300 in the United States , and some 300 people in the Philippines. "Pesth " is used by few people in Canada and few people in the United States. "Peszt " is used by small number of people in Hungary and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vlado Pest,
Nives Pest,
Josip Pest,
Dragutin Pest,
Ljubica Pest,
Antun Pest,
Ana Pest,
Branislav Pest,
Mira Pest,
Borna Pest,
Tena Pest,
Dunja Pest,
Luca Pest,
Helena Pest,
Aleksandar Pest