Surname Benković in modern Croatia

Benković families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. According to some sources they are from Ravnih kotara. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Ugljara in Bosanian Posavina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Benković.

Prevalence

About 1400 people with faimily name Benković live in Croatia today, in 600 households. There were 1600 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 63 cities and 158 other places, mostly in Zagreb (255), Karlovac (75), Zupanja (45), Donji Lipovac in Pozega area (40), and in Donje Makojisce (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 30 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (10), Australia (7), Canada (4), Austria (4), the United States (3), France (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Benković (including: Benkovic , Benkovich , Benkovics , Benkowich and Benkowitsch ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. The family name "Benkovic " is used by some 1000 people in Slovakia , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Malawi. "Benkovich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 80 people in Israel. "Benkowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mihael Benković, Vanesa Benković, Hrvoje Benković, Sanja Benković, Vlaho Benković, Đani Benković, Vladimir Benković, Stjepan Benković, Jasminka Benković, Tibor Benković, Željko Benković, Borislava Benković, Mira Benković, Alen Benković, Veronika Benković, Lacko Benković, Senka Benković, Andrija Benković, Ljiljana Benković

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1672 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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