Surname Bejo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bejo families are almost entirely Croats (from Kastela area ), barely Macedonians (from Kastel Sucurac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Kastela area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Bejo live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 5 other places, mostly in Split (15), Kastel Stari (15), Radosic in Kastela area (10), Kastel Kambelovac (<10), and in Trogir (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bejo (including: Behjoo , Beeko , Beyo , Beero , Bhejo , Bejjo , Beio , Bhejoo and Bejó ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. "Beio " is used by small number of people in Marshall Islands and small number in the United States. "Behjoo " is used by some 800 people in Iran and small number in the United States. "Beeko " is used by some 700 people in Ghana , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gorica Bejo, Ante Bejo, Jurica Bejo, Katica Bejo, Mate Bejo, Milenka Bejo, Tonći Bejo, Anđelka Bejo, Darko Bejo, Ana Bejo, Ivica Bejo, Ivan Bejo, Nediljka Bejo, Dane Bejo, Ružica Bejo, Marijan Bejo, Josip Bejo, Anka Bejo, Nada Bejo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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