Surname Belci in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Belci families are predominantly Italians (from Pula area ), rarely Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Belci live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Pula (<10), in Vodnjan (<10) and Vintijan (<10) in Pula area, Bale in Rovinj area (<5), and in Barban in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Belci (including: Bellizzi , Belchi , Bellizi , Bellici , Bellicci , Belzi , Belchie and Belzie ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. "Belzi " is used by few people in the United States. "Belzie " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Belchie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dragan Belci, Marina Belci, Donatello Belci, Daniela Belci, Matteo Belci, Lorenzo Belci, Nives Belci, Denis Belci, Marija Belci, Gianna Belci, Milena Belci, Sergio Belci, Gino Belci, Jolanda Belci, Bruno Belci, Livio Belci, Enrico Belci, Maurizio Belci, Endi Belci

Mentions in sources

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

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