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Surname Bem in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bem families are almost entirely Croats (from Novska area ), barely Hungarians (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Bem live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Osijek (10), Lipovljani in Novska area (<10), Virovitica (<5), and in Suhopolje in Virovitica area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bem (including: Behm , Beem , Bheem , Bemm , Bém , Beehm , Bhem , Behham and Beerm ) is present in 90 countries worldwide. "Behm " is used by some 9000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Germany , and some 800 people in South Africa. "Beem " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 200 in the Netherlands , and some 200 people in Cuba. "Bhem " is used by few people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Karlo Bem,
Miroslav Bem,
Dražen Bem,
Ivana Bem,
Lidija Bem,
Robert Bem,
Zdravko Bem,
Željko Bem,
Denis Bem,
Danijela Bem,
Jagoda Bem,
Goran Bem,
Kristina Bem,
Barbara Bem,
Zlatko Bem,
Žana Bem,
Sabina Bem,
Damir Bem,
Vlasta Bem