Surname Bec in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bec families are mainly Croats (from Pakrac ), rarely Italians (also from Pakrac ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bec live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Toranj (<10), Pakrac (<5), Zagreb (<5), Pakostane in Biograd na moru area (<5), and in Prekopakra (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bec (including: Betz , Bez , Bech , Beech , Becchi , Becci , Bezz , Becz and Bechhu ) is present in 130 countries worldwide. "Betz " is used by some 10000 people in Germany , about 10000 in the United States , and some 500 people in France. "Becz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Beech " is used by some 4000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Great Britain , and some 1000 people in South Africa.

Characteristic first names

Igor Bec, Dražen Bec, Melanija Bec, Robert Bec, Gordana Bec, Franjo Bec, Josip Bec, Ljiljana Bec, Anita Bec, Marija Bec, Ljudevit Bec, Slava Bec, Eduard Bec, Sonja Bec, Ivana Bec, Sanela Bec, Anamaria Bec, Roberto Bec, Sebastijan Bec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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