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Surname Belša in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Belša families are almost entirely Croats (from Virovitica area ), very rarely Montenegrins (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Virovitica area.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Belša live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 50 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 two other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<10), Gracec in Dugo Selo area (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (1), Germany (1), Sweden (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Belša (including: Belsa , Belsha , Bellisha , Belscha , Bellisa and Belschak ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. "Belsha " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Egypt. "Belscha " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vlatko Belša,
Marija Belša,
Irena Belša,
Igor Belša,
Damir Belša,
Željko Belša,
Slavko Belša,
Kata Belša,
Jasminka Belša,
Milica Belša,
Elvira Belša,
Saša Belša,
Zvonimir Belša,
Mladen Belša,
Oljeg Belša,
Ivana Belša,
Gerhilda Belša,
Lucija Belša,
Martin Belša