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Surname Piteša in modern Croatia
Piteša families are Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area and according to some sources they are from village Ljubitovica (Prapatnica) or from Komiza on the Island of Vis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Trogir area and in Split. In Prapatnica in Trogir area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Piteša.
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Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Piteša live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Split (65), Prapatnica in Trogir area (35), Trogir (35), Zagreb (30), and in Kastel Kambelovac (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (2) and France (1).
Family name Piteša is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Pitesa " is used by some 50 people in Italy , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Ivan Piteša,
Marko Piteša,
Vesna Piteša,
Milan Piteša,
Zlatko Piteša,
Ante Piteša,
Nana Piteša,
Anka Piteša,
Robert Piteša,
Domagoj Piteša,
Tonko Piteša,
Višnja Piteša,
Vinko Piteša,
Denis Piteša,
Antonia Piteša,
Andjelko Piteša,
Davor Piteša,
Iva Piteša,
Mario Piteša
