Surname Benašić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benašić families are generally Croats (from Pleternica ), very rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pleternica and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Benašić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Djakovo (<5), Ratkovica (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Bucje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benašić (including: Benasic , Benasich and Benassich ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Benasich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Benašić, Tvrtka Benašić, Slavko Benašić, Iva Benašić, Zvonimir Benašić, Franco Benašić, Jasmin Benašić, Mario Benašić, Franjo Benašić, Nađmija Benašić, Pavle Benašić, Pavao Benašić, Darija Benašić, Tajana Benašić, Ankica Benašić, Ljuba Benašić, Smiljka Benašić, Irena Benašić, Ivan Benašić

Mentions in sources

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

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