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Surname Bede in modern Croatia
Bede families are Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj. According to some sources they are from Hungary. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Ozalj. In Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski in Ozalj every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bede.
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Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Bede live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (25), Osijek (20), Ozalj (15), Karlovac (<10), and in Mokosica (<10).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (3) and Canada (1).
Family name Bede (including: Beede , Bhede , Bedee , Bedde , Bedhe , Behde , Bheede , Bedő and Bhedhe ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. "Bedee " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 70 in France. "Behde " is used by few people in Mauritania and few people in the United States. "Beede " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 70 people in Japan.
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Characteristic first names
Zvonko Bede,
Milutin Bede,
Maja Bede,
Zdravko Bede,
Marko Bede,
Krunoslav Bede,
Martina Bede,
Marina Bede,
Ivan Bede,
Ljiljana Bede,
Mirica Bede,
Pero Bede,
Kate Bede,
Dario Bede,
Andreja Bede,
Ivana Bede,
Gordana Bede,
Danijela Bede,
Mirjana Bede
