Surname Beljak in modern Croatia

Beljak families are Croats and they are mostly from Samobor. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and Zagreb. In Savršćak in Samobor every second inhabitant had the family name Beljak.

Prevalence

About 250 people with faimily name Beljak live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Samobor (65), Zagreb (45), Savrscak (20), Stubicke Toplice in Oroslavje area (15), and in Gradna (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beljak (including: Belyak , Beliak , Beljac and Belyach ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Beljak " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Australia. "Beliak " is used by some 80 people in Lithuania , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Russian Federation.

Characteristic first names

Romina Beljak, Krešo Beljak, Žarko Beljak, Siniša Beljak, Ivan Beljak, Stjepan Beljak, Željko Beljak, Božidar Beljak, Ksenija Beljak, Snježana Beljak, Branka Beljak, Bruno Beljak, Marijo Beljak, Marijan Beljak, Danijel Beljak, Lovorka Beljak, Vedran Beljak, Marija Beljak, Zlatko Beljak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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