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Surname Belušić in modern Croatia
Belušić families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. According to some sources they are from Svete Katarine (near Labina), rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Pula. In Sveta Katarina in Pazin area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Belušić.
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Prevalence
About 460 people with faimily name Belušić live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 470 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Labin (60), Potpican in Labin area (40), Pula (35), Donja Bistra in Oroslavje area (35), and in Zagreb (35).
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Outside Croatia
At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (7), Australia (5), Canada (3), France (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Belušić (including: Belusic , Bellussich and Belussich ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Belusic " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Canada , and small number of people in Korea (South).
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Characteristic first names
Boris Belušić,
Jadranka Belušić,
Manuel Belušić,
Danijel Belušić,
Renata Belušić,
Robert Belušić,
Đani Belušić,
Igor Belušić,
Donato Belušić,
Klaudio Belušić,
Marko Belušić,
Anton Belušić,
Mladen Belušić,
Alen Belušić,
Marijan Belušić,
Darko Belušić,
Sanda Belušić,
Nevenka Belušić,
Ksenija Belušić