Surname Čiš in modern Croatia

Čiš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Orahovica area , rarely Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Nasice.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Čiš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zokov Gaj in Orahovica area (25), Zagreb (20), Zdenci in Orahovica area (20), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (<10), and in Jelisavac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čiš (including: Chis , Cis , Ciss , Chies , Cisz , Chish , Cies , Cisch , Chiss and Cisth ) is present in 170 countries worldwide. "Cisch " is used by some 80 people in Germany and small number in the United States. "Cisth " is used by few people in the United States. "Cies " is used by some 90 people in the United States and about 70 in Spain.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Čiš, Rudika Čiš, Mladen Čiš, Darko Čiš, Dijana Čiš, Drago Čiš, Milan Čiš, Matijas Čiš, Zoran Čiš, Josip Čiš, Mario Čiš, Brigita Čiš, Ljubica Čiš, Ksenija Čiš, Robert Čiš, Ivan Čiš, Andrija Čiš, Goran Čiš, Danijel Čiš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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