Surname Belai in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Belai families are Croats (from Virovitica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and in Virovitica area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Belai live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Zubrica in Virovitica area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Belai (including: Belay , Bellai , Bellay , Belhay , Belhai , Bellahi , Belahi , Bhelai and Belahy ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. "Belahi " is used by small number of people in Mauritania and small number in the United States. "Belay " is used by some 700000 people in Ethiopia , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Eritrea.

Characteristic first names

Franjo Belai, Ivan Belai, Josip Belai, Irma Belai, Ana Belai

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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