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Surname Bel in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bel families are generally Croats (from Cakovec ), very rarely Italians (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Djakovo.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Bel live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Cakovec (35), Bukovic (10), Osijek (<10), Porec (<10), and in Mihovljan (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bel (including: Bell , Belli , Behl , Belly , Beel , Bhel , Beell , Belh and Beely ) is present in 189 countries worldwide. "Bell " is used by some 400000 people in the United States , about 40000 in Australia , and some 40000 people in Canada. "Behl " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Myanmar , and some 500 people in Germany. "Beel " is used by some 600 people in the United States , about 300 in Belgium , and some 300 people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Branko Bel,
Iva Bel,
Đuro Bel,
Saša Bel,
Valentina Bel,
Ljiljana Bel,
Rajko Bel,
Mario Bel,
Branimir Bel,
Mira Bel,
Elizabeta Bel,
Željko Bel,
Ranko Bel,
Josip Bel,
Mladen Bel,
Laura Bel,
Eva Bel,
Stjepan Bel,
Ladislav Bel