Surname Benc in modern Croatia

Benc families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krapina. In Pristava Krapinska in Krapina every third inhabitant had the family name Benc.

Prevalence

About 390 people with faimily name Benc live in Croatia today, in 160 households. There were 600 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 30 cities and 36 other places, mostly in Zagreb (130), Bobovje (40), Struga in Ludbreg area (25), Gostenje in Pregrada area (20), and in Pristava Krapinska (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benc (including: Benz , Bentz , Bench , Benzha , Bencz , Benzzi and Benzz ) is present in 107 countries worldwide. "Benz " is used by some 20000 people in Germany , about 10000 in Algeria , and some 8000 people in the United States. "Bentz " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 2000 people in France. "Benzz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Benc, Damira Benc, Ivan Benc, Sanja Benc, Zvonimir Benc, Dean Benc, Ines Benc, Borislav Benc, Vlatka Benc, Robert Benc, Maja Benc, Željko Benc, Darko Benc, Lidija Benc, Goran Benc, Stjepan Benc, Ivica Benc, Vladimir Benc, Snežana Benc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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