Surname Bendeković in modern Croatia

Bendeković families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Medven Draga in Jastrebarsko area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Bendeković.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Bendeković live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located and 9 other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Velika Gorica (15), Osijek (10), Karlovac (10), and in Srednje Prilisce in Duga Resa area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Australia (2), and to Canada (1).
Family name Bendeković (including: Bendekovic , Bendekovich ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Bendekovic " is used by some 70 people in the United States , small number in Chile , and small number of people in Australia. "Bendekovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jadranko Bendeković, Dubravko Bendeković, Jadranka Bendeković, Goran Bendeković, Leo Bendeković, Dino Bendeković, Barbara Bendeković, Kristina Bendeković, Ratko Bendeković, Marina Bendeković, Irena Bendeković, Zvonimir Bendeković, Anđelko Bendeković, Ivan Bendeković, Branka Bendeković, Vladimir Bendeković, Višnja Bendeković, Sanjin Bendeković, Bruno Bendeković

Mentions in sources

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

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