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Surname Bekan in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bekan families are generally Croats (from Karlovac ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Podrinje (Bosnia) ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and Sinj. In Tvrdaci in Podrinje (Bosnia) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Bekan.
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Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Bekan live in Croatia today, in 8 households.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Karlovac (<10), Makarska (<5), Turjaci (<5), and in Split (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bekan (including: Becan , Bechan , Beckhan , Beekhan , Bekhan , Becsan , Beccan , Bekaan and Beckan ) is present in 56 countries worldwide. "Beckhan " is used by some 70 people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Becan " is used by some 3000 people in Turkey , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in France. "Beccan " is used by small number of people in Jamaica , small number in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Danijela Bekan,
Berislav Bekan,
Tomislav Bekan,
Marica Bekan,
Mira Bekan,
Romano Bekan,
Mirko Bekan,
Uroš Bekan,
Suvad Bekan,
Milan Bekan,
Milica Bekan,
Ivan Bekan,
Ante Bekan,
Dominik Bekan,
Martina Bekan,
Matea Bekan,
Monika Bekan,
Stela Bekan,
Ema Bekan