Bandov families are Croats and they are mostly from western Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Livno area) and in Beli Manastir area.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Bandov live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Beli Manastir (20), Osijek (10), Solin (<10), and in Podstrana in Solin area (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.