Berečić families are Croats and they are mostly from Valpova. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Valpovo and Osijek.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Berečić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zelcin (60), Gat (25), Valpovo (25), Belisce (25), and in Harkanovci (20).
Outside Croatia
Family name Berečić (including: Berecic , Berecici ) is present in 7 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.