Surname Čas in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Čas families are Croats by relative majority (from the Island of Mljet ), equally Slovenes (from Dubrovnik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Čas live in Croatia today, in two households only.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Nova Mokosica (<5), Mokosica (<5), and in Babino Polje on the Island of Mljet (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čas (including: Cas , Cash , Cass , Chas , Caas , Cassa , Chdas , Cias , Chass and Czas ) is present in 148 countries worldwide. "Chas " is used by some 500 people in Argentina , about 300 in Indonesia , and some 300 people in the United States. "Cass " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Great Britain , and some 1000 people in South Africa. "Chass " is used by some 80 people in France , about 70 in the United States , and some 60 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Zoran Čas, Vesela Čas, Alenka Čas, Andrej Čas, Bernarda Čas, Bogomir Čas, Ivana Čas, Janez Čas, Jožef Čas, Leopold Čas, Milan Čas, Terezija Čas, Vesna Čas, Viktor Čas, Vladimir Čas

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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