Surname Benac in modern Croatia

Benac families are Croats and they are mostly from Vrbovsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Vrbovsko area.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Benac live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Rijeka (35), Grabrk in Vrbovsko area (15), Hreljin (<10), Semeljci in Djakovo area (<10), and in Ogulin (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 11 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (8), the United States (1), Argentina (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Benac (including: Benazzi , Benazza , Behnaz , Benach , Benazzo , Benacci , Benatz , Bénac and Benaz ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Benac " is used by some 800 people in France , about 600 in Brazil , and some 600 people in the United States. "Benatz " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Benach " is used by some 200 people in Spain , about 200 in the United States , and some 90 people in Algeria.

Characteristic first names

Čedomir Benac, Vladimir Benac, Kata Benac, Damir Benac, Josip Benac, Alojz Benac, Tomka Benac, Milorad Benac, Branislava Benac, Željko Benac, Dario Benac, Tea Benac, Petra Benac, Kristian Benac, Juraj Benac, Dragutin Benac, Drago Benac, Ferida Benac, Jasna Benac

Mentions in sources

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

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