Surname Belani in modern Croatia

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).

Outside Croatia

Family name Belani (including: Bellani , Belhani , Bellany , Belany , Bhelani and Bellanie ) is present in 50 countries worldwide. The family name "Belani " is used by some 600 people in Brazil , about 500 in the United States , and some 500 people in Indonesia. "Belany " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Bellanie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Belani, Marijan Belani, Franjo Belani, Bojan Belani, Valerija Belani, Ivan Belani, Luka Belani, Ivana Belani, Dragutin Belani, Nataša Belani, Josip Belani, Marija Belani, Stjepan Belani, Jasmina Belani, Renata Belani, Snježana Belani, Božica Belani, Valentin Belani, Vladimir Belani

Mentions in sources

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.

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