Surname Benke in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benke families are generally Croats (from Djakovo ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and in Srijem, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Benke live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Djakovo (15), Tenja (<10), Pitomaca in Djurdjevac area (<5), Turopolje (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benke (including: Behnke , Bence , Bencke , Behncke , Benkö , Benkhe , Bennke , Benhke and Bhenke ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. The family name "Benke " is used by some 4000 people in Germany , about 4000 in Hungary , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Bencke " is used by some 2000 people in Brazil , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States. "Behnke " is used by some 7000 people in the United States , about 7000 in Germany , and some 400 people in Poland.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Benke, Otto Benke, Danica Benke, Josip Benke, Ivica Benke, Dragutin Benke, Marija Benke, Perica Benke, Danijel Benke, Krunoslav Benke, Zdenko Benke, Dražen Benke, Ivan Benke, Dragana Benke, Draga Benke, Jadranka Benke, Darko Benke, Miroslav Benke, Radmila Benke

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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