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Surname Čeić in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Čeić families are Croats (from Ozalj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj area and in Ozalj. In Tomaševci in Ozalj area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Čeić.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čeić live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Lijesce (<5), Zagreb (<5), Tomasevci in Ozalj area (<5), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<5), and in Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Čeić (including: Ceric , Cehic , Cheick , Ceic , Cheich , Cerick , Cheickh , Cheic , Cheiche and Cheicha ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Cheic " is used by few people in the United States. "Cheich " is used by some 100 people in Mauritania and small number in the United States. "Ceric " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 400 in Sweden , and some 100 people in Australia.
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Characteristic first names
Darinka Čeić,
Draga Čeić,
Nikola Čeić,
Marija Čeić,
Mare Čeić,
Ljubica Čeić,
Dragica Čeić,
Janko Čeić,
Ana Čeić,
Tomo Čeić,
Marica Čeić,
Brankica Čeić,
Sandra Čeić,
Savo Čeić,
Bara Čeić,
Kata Čeić,
Mara Čeić,
Marko Čeić,
Marta Čeić
