Surname Beštak in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Beštak live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located and 10 other Croatian places, mostly in Adamovec (100), Zagreb (35), Sesvete (20), Belovar (15), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beštak (including: Bestak , Besztak and Besstak ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Bestak " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Besstak " is used by small number of people in Poland and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Beštak, Davor Beštak, Zlatko Beštak, Dragica Beštak, Snježana Beštak, Stjepan Beštak, Ivan Beštak, Josip Beštak, Ružica Beštak, Željko Beštak, Tihomir Beštak, Mario Beštak, Zumbulka Beštak, Đuro Beštak, Goran Beštak, Aleksandra Beštak, Nikolina Beštak, Tomo Beštak, Biserka Beštak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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