Surname Benda in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benda families are Croats (from Virovitica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Benda live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties and 5 other places, mostly in Terezino Polje in Virovitica area (<10), Bobovica (<10), Novigrad (<10), Samoborski Otok (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benda (including: Benhda , Bendaa , Bendah and Bhenda ) is present in 75 countries worldwide. The family name "Benda " is used by some 4000 people in Czech Republic , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Germany. "Bendah " is used by some 100 people in Algeria , about 100 in Indonesia , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Benda, Josip Benda, Renato Benda, Carl Benda, Vjekoslav Benda, Barbara Benda, Rok Benda, Blaženka Benda, Raul Benda, Juraj Benda, Vesna Benda, Nevenko Benda, Antonia Benda, Anton Benda, Marcel Benda, Pavel Benda, Julien Benda, Borivoj Benda, Maja Benda

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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