Beović families are Croats and they are mostly from Omis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Omis. In Gata in Omis every eighth inhabitant had the family name Beović.
Prevalence
About 150 people with faimily name Beović live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Gata (60), Omis (30), Split (15), Supetar on the Island of Brac (15), and in Zagreb (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Beović (including: Beovic , Beovich ) is present in 9 countries on four continents. "Beovich " is used by some 50 people in the United States and small number in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.