Surname Bela in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bela families are generally Croats (from Vinkovci area ), barely Montenegrins (from Karlovac ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bela live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (10), Beli Manastir (<10), Karlovac (<10), Nustar in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bela (including: Bella , Bellah , Bellia , Beela , Bhela , Belha , Belah , Behla and Bbela ) is present in 153 countries worldwide. "Bhela " is used by some 100 people in Canada , about 60 in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Behla " is used by some 100 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Bellah " is used by some 6000 people in Bangladesh , about 2000 in Egypt , and some 1000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marina Bela, Daniel Bela, Miroslav Bela, Vesna Bela, Karolina Bela, Jozo Bela, Robert Bela, Mihaela Bela, Anđelko Bela, Tatjana Bela, Nenad Bela, Vjekoslav Bela, Matija Bela, Franjo Bela, Ivica Bela, Dalibor Bela, Ivan Bela, Rozsa Bela, Kata Bela

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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