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Surname Bekić in modern Croatia
Bekić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , from Konavle (Radovcici), often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area) and in Zagreb. In Čremušnica in Glina area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Bekić.
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Prevalence
About 670 people with faimily name Bekić live in Croatia today, in 280 households. There were 410 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 67 other places, mostly in Zagreb (195), Slavonski Brod (55), Sesvete (35), Karlovac (30), and in Pozega (20).
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Outside Croatia
At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (3), Austria (3), Switzerland (2), Sweden (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Bekić (including: Becic , Bechichi , Becas , Bechiche , Bekhiche , Bekich , Bekic , Becich , Beechick and Bekych ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. "Bekich " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Becic " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Austria , and some 200 people in Argentina. "Becich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Italy.
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Characteristic first names
Luka Bekić,
Marijo Bekić,
Zoran Bekić,
Nikolina Bekić,
Damir Bekić,
Anto Bekić,
Biljana Bekić,
Hrvoje Bekić,
Tomislav Bekić,
Vesna Bekić,
Darko Bekić,
Bruno Bekić,
Pero Bekić,
Dean Bekić,
Dragan Bekić,
Jozo Bekić,
Kode Bekić,
Ante Bekić,
Tatjana Bekić
