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.
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).