Surname Benedek in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benedek families are generally Croats (from Daruvar ), very rarely Hungarians (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Benedek live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in threee Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Daruvarski Vinogradi (<5), Samobor (<5), Zagreb (<5), Karanac in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benedek (including: Benedeck , Benedeek and Benedec ) is present in 43 countries worldwide. "Benedeck " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in El Salvador , and small number of people in Mexico.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Benedek, Mihajlo Benedek, Gordana Benedek, Jasna Benedek, Lajos Benedek, Julianna Benedek, Frančiška Benedek, Ilona Benedek, Jožef Benedek, Marija Benedek, Slobodan Benedek, Drago Benedek, Stevica Benedek, Karmen Benedek, Robert Benedek, Veronika Benedek, Kristina Benedek, Ivan Benedek, Ivona Benedek

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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