Surname Bencik in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bencik families are predominantly Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bencik live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Mursko Sredisce (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Rezovac (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bencik (including: Benchikh , Bencic , Benzik , Bencich , Benchik , Benzick , Bencík , Bencick and Benchick ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Benzick " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Bencick " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Benchick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gordan Bencik, Josip Bencik, Jožef Bencik, Marija Bencik, Doris Bencik, Max Bencik, Eugen Bencik, Branka Bencik, Eugena Bencik, Frances Bencik, Helen Bencik, Irena Bencik, Jože Bencik, Julijana Bencik, Kristijan Bencik, Lizika Bencik, Marko Bencik, Nada Bencik

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1736 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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