Beli families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area , rarely Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Beli live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Varazdin (40), Beretinec in Varazdin area (15), Stari Jankovci in Vinkovci area (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Komletinci in Vinkovci area (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.