Surname Thes in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Thes families are Croats (from Lepoglava area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Lepoglava area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Thes live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Nedelisce in Cakovec area (<10), Cakovec (<5), Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Nasice (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Thes (including: Thees , Thesz , Thess , Theesh , Theehs and Tchaves ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. "Thees " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 800 in Brazil , and some 400 people in the United States. "Thesz " is used by some 300 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Argentina. "Theehs " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Andrea Thes, Sanja Thes, Vladimir Thes, Nevenka Thes, Željko Thes, Karmen Thes, Ivan Thes, Dušanka Thes, Renata Thes, Duško Thes, Viktor Thes, Narda Thes, Oto Thes, Rozalija Thes, Ferdinand Thes, Ivana Thes, Marin Thes, Matko Thes, Andrej Thes

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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