Surname Benčinić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Benčinić families are Croats (from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Benčinić live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are only located in two Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Opatija (<10), in Matulji (<10) and Lovran (<5) in Opatija area, Rijeka (<5), and in Bregi in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Benčinić (including: Bencinic , Bencinich ) is present in 6 countries on two continents. The family name "Bencinic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Italy. "Bencinich " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alen Benčinić, Tamara Benčinić, Dika Benčinić, Diana Benčinić, Majda Benčinić, Boris Benčinić, Zoran Benčinić, Ivo Benčinić, Milovan Benčinić, Đuro Benčinić, Gabrijel Benčinić, Marija Benčinić, Renato Benčinić, Suzana Benčinić, Katarina Benčinić, Silvio Benčinić, Eduard Benčinić, Mirela Benčinić, Milica Benčinić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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