Surname Beko in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Beko families are mainly Croats (from Hrvatska Kostajnica area ), equally Serbs, and very rarely Montenegrins (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Zagreb. In Ratkovac in Nova Gradiska area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Beko.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Beko live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), in Dvor (<10) and Donji Javoranj (<5) in Hrvatska Kostajnica area, Glina (<5), and in Rujevac in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beko (including: Beco , Beeko , Beqo , Becko , Bekko , Bechko , Beekoo , Beekhoo and Bheekoo ) is present in 93 countries worldwide. "Becko " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in France , and small number of people in Ghana. "Beeko " is used by some 700 people in Ghana , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Bechko " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Beko, Boris Beko, Helena Beko, Alen Beko, Mirela Beko, Milan Beko, Radenka Beko, Vlado Beko, Dejan Beko, Jadranka Beko, Savo Beko, Stojša Beko, Mario Beko, Rajko Beko, Milena Beko, Ranko Beko, Dubravka Beko, Ivica Beko, Mara Beko

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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