Surname Belanić in modern Croatia

Belanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Kalje in Ozalj area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Belanić.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Belanić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Karlovac (15), Samobor (10), Ertic in Ozalj area (<10), and in Ilovik in Rijeka area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 31 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (28), Canada (2), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Belanić (including: Belanich , Belanic and Bellanich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Belanic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Belanich " is used by some 200 people in the United States and about 70 in Russian Federation. "Bellanich " is used by some 70 people in the United States , about 50 in Argentina , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Renata Belanić, Rajko Belanić, Kristina Belanić, Ivan Belanić, Verica Belanić, Saša Belanić, Dina Belanić, Darko Belanić, Juraj Belanić, Anita Belanić, Loris Belanić, Petar Belanić, Vesna Belanić, Marina Belanić, Tanja Belanić, Tihomir Belanić, Ana Belanić, Bazilio Belanić, Biserka Belanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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