Surname Beneta in modern Croatia

Beneta families are Croats and they are mostly from Skradin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Skradin and Zagreb. In Vaćani in Skradin every third inhabitant had the family name Beneta.

Prevalence

About 190 people with faimily name Beneta live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (105), Vacani (15), Sesvete (10), Cadjavica in Slatina area (10), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beneta (including: Benetta , Bennetta and Benetha ) is present in 19 countries worldwide. "Benetha " is used by few people in the United States. "Bennetta " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Dean Beneta, Leon Beneta, Vera Beneta, Mario Beneta, Dalibor Beneta, Dinko Beneta, Roko Beneta, Ivanka Beneta, Maja Beneta, Luka Beneta, Andrea Beneta, Ruža Beneta, Jadranka Beneta, Vlatka Beneta, Veselko Beneta, Vesela Beneta, Roberto Beneta, Romeo Beneta, Vesna Beneta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories