Belani families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof area and in Krizevci.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Belani live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 10 other places, mostly in Deklesanec in Novi Marof area (20), Krizevci (10), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<10), Majurec (<10), and in Gornja Rijeka in Novi Marof area (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.