Surname Belli in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Belli families are mainly Italians (from Buje ), less frequently Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Belli live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Pula (10), Buje (<10), Pazin (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Belli (including: Bellili , Belly , Bellie , Bhelli , Bellii , Bellhy , Bellyy and Bellih ) is present in 98 countries worldwide. "Bellie " is used by some 100 people in Thailand , small number in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States. "Bellii " is used by few people in Spain and few people in the United States. "Bellhy " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Valter Belli, Angela Belli, Mira Belli, Michele Belli, Dean Belli, Sandra Belli, Giuliano Belli, Marina Belli, Antea Belli, Adriana Belli, Vittorio Belli, Adriano Belli, Igor Belli, Luigi Belli, Ovidio Belli, Emilia Belli, Aurora Belli, Giorgina Belli, Marija Belli

Mentions in sources

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

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