Surname Belović in modern Croatia

Belović families are Croats and they are mostly from Mursko Sredisce area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb. In Štrigova in Mursko Sredisce area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Belović.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Belović live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Cakovec (45), Zagreb (30), Vukovar (15), Strigova in Mursko Sredisce area (10), and in Pribislavec (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Austria (1) and the United States (1).
Family name Belović (including: Belovich , Belovic , Bellovich , Belowich , Belovicz , Belovics and Bellovics ) is present in 22 countries on four continents. The family name "Belovic " is used by small number of people in Slovakia , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Belovich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Kazakhstan. "Belovicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marija Belović, Leonardo Belović, Darko Belović, Alen Belović, Vilim Belović, Roberto Belović, Iva Belović, Valentina Belović, Branko Belović, Suzana Belović, Siniša Belović, Slavko Belović, Damir Belović, Branislava Belović, Ozren Belović, Anton Belović, Nevenka Belović, Žana Belović, Tibor Belović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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