Surname Bene in modern Croatia

Bene families are Croats and they are mostly from Karlovac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Karlovac area.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Bene live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Draganic in Karlovac area (45), Cakovec (<10), Donji Ostri Vrh Ozaljski (<10), Zagreb (<10), and in Grubisno Polje (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bene (including: Benne , Behne , Beene , Benneh , Bhene , Beneh , Benee , Bennee and Benhe ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. "Benne " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in France , and some 800 people in Tanzania. "Benhe " is used by few people in the United States. "Behne " is used by some 2000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Juraj Bene, Raphael Bene, Matija Bene, Sandor Bene, Marijan Bene, Klaudio Bene, Mario Bene, Nikola Bene, Michaela Bene, Neda Bene, Vladimir Bene, Antun Bene, Snježana Bene, Anđelko Bene, Charles Bene, Josip Bene, Ivanka Bene, Damir Bene, Ivana Bene

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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