Surname Benček in modern Croatia

Benček families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Benček live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Varazdin (60), Zagreb (30), Sela (<10), Vidovec in Varazdin area (<10), and in Zadar (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Benček (including: Bencek , Benchek , Benchekh , Bencheci , Bencheck , Bencec , Bentschner and Bencsek ) is present in 19 countries on four continents. "Benchek " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Morocco. "Bencheck " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bencsek " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Đuro Benček, Tomislav Benček, Rođers Benček, Gordana Benček, Renata Benček, Zoran Benček, Kristijan Benček, Silvio Benček, Svetlana Benček, Rudolf Benček, Lidija Benček, Sanja Benček, Jasenka Benček, Branko Benček, Davor Benček, Vladimir Benček, Dejan Benček, Andrijana Benček, Ivica Benček

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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