Surname Belec in modern Croatia

Belec families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Koprivnica area.

Prevalence

About 300 people with faimily name Belec live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 360 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Hlebine in Koprivnica area (45), Cakovec (25), Koprivnica (25), and in Prugovac in Djurdjevac area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (4) and Germany (3).
Family name Belec (including: Bellec , Belez , Belecz , Belecci , Bellez , Bellecci , Beletz , Belech and Belezz ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. The family name "Belec " is used by some 1000 people in Canada , about 400 in France , and some 400 people in the United States. "Belez " is used by some 200 people in the Philippines , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Pakistan. "Beletz " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Petra Belec, Berislav Belec, Srebrenka Belec, Renata Belec, Darijen Belec, Josip Belec, Zdravko Belec, Đuro Belec, Ivica Belec, Damir Belec, Brankica Belec, Irena Belec, Stjepan Belec, Željko Belec, Danijel Belec, Marinko Belec, Mira Belec, Božidar Belec, Stanislav Belec

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1769 in source 18th Century Census.

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