Surname Bat in modern Croatia

Bat families are Croats and they are mostly from Beli Manastir area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Beli Manastir area.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Bat live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Risvica in Pregrada area (15), Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (10), Slavonski Brod (10), and in Novi Ceminac in Beli Manastir area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Bat (including: Bhat , Bath , Batt , Bathe , Batha , Batho , Badt , Baht and Baat ) is present in 162 countries worldwide. "Bath " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 4000 in South Africa , and some 4000 people in Australia. "Badt " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and some 70 people in Israel. "Batt " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Borivoj Bat, Melita Bat, Žarko Bat, Zdravko Bat, Fanika Bat, Davor Bat, Nenad Bat, Tihomir Bat, Nikola Bat, Jacqueline Bat, Vladimir Bat, Alan Bat, Manuela Bat, Manuel Bat, Božidar Bat, Snežana Bat, Valentino Bat, Željko Bat, Danijela Bat

Mentions in sources

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

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