Surname Berend in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Berend live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Gornja Rijeka in Novi Marof area (45), Krizevci (45), Zagreb (25), Dugo Selo (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Berend (including: Behrend , Berrend ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Berend " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 300 people in South Africa. "Behrend " is used by some 5000 people in Germany , about 2000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Brazil. "Berrend " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirna Berend, Mario Berend, Mladen Berend, Darko Berend, Željko Berend, Suzana Berend, Slavko Berend, Blaž Berend, Sanela Berend, Marko Berend, Krunoslav Berend, Alenka Berend, Stjepan Berend, Mirko Berend, Ivica Berend, Tomislav Berend, Igor Berend, Ivan Berend, Mirjana Berend

Mentions in sources

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.

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