Surname Benički in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benički families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Glina.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Benički live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Stivica in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Nova Gradiska (<5), Hadjer (<5), and in Satnica Djakovacka in Djakovo area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benički (including: Benicki , Benicky , Benicchi and Beniczky ) is present in 16 countries on three continents. The family name "Benicki " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Poland. "Benicky " is used by some 200 people in Slovakia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Benički, Dragan Benički, Kristijan Benički, Vlado Benički, Suzana Benički, Ivica Benički, Đurđica Benički, Dinko Benički, Stjepan Benički, Sanja Benički, Romana Benički, Anka Benički, Ljuba Benički, Marijana Benički, Anđelka Benički, Nino Benički, Mladen Benički, Katarina Benički, Dragutin Benički

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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