Surname Becker in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Becker families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), barely Germans (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Becker live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<10), Osijek (<5), Djurdjenovac in Nasice area (<5), and in Karane (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Becker (including: Böcker , Bechker , Bäcker , Beckker , Beckher , Beecker , Beckeer , Beccher and Beccker ) is present in 142 countries worldwide. The family name "Becker " is used by some 300000 people in Germany , about 200000 in the United States , and some 80000 people in Brazil. "Beccker " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Becker, Senad Becker, Annemarie Becker, Igor Becker, Dražen Becker, Lucija Becker, Sanda Becker, Ivica Becker, Hrvojka Becker, Johann Becker, David Becker, Michael Becker, Ilka Becker, Goran Becker, Nermina Becker, Adrian Becker, Conny Becker, Markus Becker, Romana Becker

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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