Surname Pete in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pete families are mainly Hungarians (from Osijek area ), equally Croats (also from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Vinkovci.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pete live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Laslovo in Osijek area (<10), Osijek (<5), Zagreb (<5), Bestovje in Samobor area (<5), and in Knezevi Vinogradi in Beli Manastir area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pete (including: Pethe , Pette , Pethke , Pettee , Petheő , Petee , Phete , Peteh and Pethne ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. The family name "Pete " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Malawi , and some 2000 people in Kenya. "Pethe " is used by some 400 people in Germany , about 400 in Hungary , and some 300 people in the United States. "Pette " is used by some 900 people in France , about 500 in Italy , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Pete, Rašeljka Pete, Stjepan Pete, Ervin Pete, Gizela Pete, Atila Pete, Srebrenka Pete, Ana Pete, Anita Pete, Drago Pete, Katica Pete, Lajoš Pete, Dragutin Pete, Jozefina Pete, Rozalija Pete, Sofija Pete, Margit Pete, Josip Pete, Franjo Pete

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1932 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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