Surname Benceković in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benceković families are almost entirely Croats (from Samobor area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Samobor.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Benceković live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), in Strmec (10) and Bestovje (<10) in Samobor area, Rakov Potok (<5), and in Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benceković (including: Bencekovic , Bencekovich ) is present in three countries on two continents. "Bencekovich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Benceković, Željka Benceković, Goranka Benceković, Robert Benceković, Boris Benceković, Marijan Benceković, Denis Benceković, Krešimir Benceković, Nevenka Benceković, Damir Benceković, Dean Benceković, Nataša Benceković, Marina Benceković, Zvonko Benceković, Sanja Benceković, Branko Benceković, Zoran Benceković, Danica Benceković, Biserka Benceković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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