Surname Bedak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bedak families are predominantly Croats (from Varazdinske Toplice area ), rarely Bosniaks (from the Island of Hvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Varazdinske Toplice area.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Bedak live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Borje in Varazdinske Toplice area (<5), Zadar (<5), Rovinj (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bedak (including: Bedacht , Bedakh , Bedache , Bedachev , Beddach and Bedack ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. "Bedack " is used by few people in the United States. "Bedacht " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Husein Bedak, Eduard Bedak, Mirjana Bedak, Zuhdija Bedak, Mladen Bedak, Sead Bedak, Anđela Bedak, Martina Bedak, Marija Bedak, Stjepan Bedak, Vilim Bedak, Arifa Bedak, Ašir Bedak, Jakub Bedak, Mirsad Bedak, Adis Bedak, Izet Bedak, Samir Bedak, Zorica Bedak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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