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Surname Benić in modern Croatia
Benić families are Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area. According to some sources they are from Golubinac in the Popovo valley. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Middle Bosnia (Kakanj area). In Grganjica in Duga Resa nearly every inhabitant had the family name Benić.
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Prevalence
About 1700 people with faimily name Benić live in Croatia today, in 700 households. There were 1600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 62 cities and 143 other places, mostly in Zagreb (170), Davor in Nova Gradiska area (90), Rijeka (90), Karlovac (70), and in Slavonski Brod (70).
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Outside Croatia
At least 47 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (17), the United States (9), Germany (6), Canada (5), France (3), Austria (2), South Africa (1), Switzerland (1), Argentina (1), Sweden (1), and to Spain (1).
Family name Benić (including: Benic , Benich , Bennici , Bennick , Benick , Bennich , Beniche , Bennic , Benichi and Beniec ) is present in 46 countries worldwide. The family name "Benic " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Australia , and some 200 people in Canada. "Benich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 50 in Argentina , and small number of people in Morocco. "Benick " is used by some 300 people in the United States , small number in Thailand , and small number of people in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Dalibor Benić,
Đuro Benić,
Josip Benić,
Domagoj Benić,
Marino Benić,
Marijo Benić,
Marijan Benić,
Dražen Benić,
Branka Benić,
Hrvoje Benić,
Nikola Benić,
Henrijeta Benić,
Dušan Benić,
Stjepan Benić,
Nikša Benić,
Marija Benić,
Ivan Benić,
Nikolina Benić,
Alan Benić
