In Croatia, Čendeš families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and in Daruvar area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čendeš live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in five Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Dugo Selo (<5), Gracac (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Badljevina (<5).