Surname Beli in modern Croatia

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).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beli (including: Belli , Belii , Belhi , Belie , Beerli , Belih , Beeli , Bheli and Behli ) is present in 116 countries worldwide. "Beeli " is used by some 100 people in Switzerland and small number in the United States. "Beerli " is used by some 400 people in Switzerland , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Bellie " is used by some 100 people in Thailand , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vesna Beli, Josip Beli, Velimir Beli, Miljenko Beli, Igor Beli, Mario Beli, Saša Beli, Sanja Beli, Danijel Beli, Nadica Beli, Božidar Beli, Ivana Beli, Damir Beli, Blaženka Beli, Iva Beli, Dragutin Beli, Goran Beli, Franjo Beli, Mladen Beli

Mentions in sources

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.

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