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Surname Čerpes in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Čerpes families are Croats (from Krapina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina area and in Krapina. In Radoboj in Krapina area every hundredth inhabitant had the family name Čerpes.
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Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čerpes 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 only threee Croatian places: in Radoboj (10), Gornja Semnica (<10) and Jazvine (<5) in Krapina area.
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Outside Croatia
Family name Čerpes (including: Cherpes , Cserpes , Cerpes and Cherpess ) is present in 10 countries on three continents. The family name "Cerpes " is used by few people in the United States. "Cherpes " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Korea (South). "Cherpess " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Franjo Čerpes,
Mirko Čerpes,
Ivica Čerpes,
Dragutin Čerpes,
Jožica Čerpes,
Stjepan Čerpes,
Damir Čerpes,
Mirjana Čerpes,
Blanka Čerpes,
Vilma Čerpes,
Vjekoslav Čerpes,
Ana Čerpes,
Agneza Čerpes,
Josip Čerpes,
Mevlida Čerpes,
Štefica Čerpes,
Denis Čerpes,
Valentina Čerpes,
Matija Čerpes
