Surname Beri in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Beri families are Croats (from Zadar ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Beri live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Beri (including: Berie , Berhie , Berri , Behri , Berrie , Bheri , Beeri , Berhi and Berih ) is present in 165 countries worldwide. "Berie " is used by some 10000 people in Ethiopia and about 100 in the United States. "Bheri " is used by some 100 people in Indonesia , small number in Zimbabwe , and small number of people in the United States. "Beeri " is used by some 600 people in Israel , about 60 in Ghana , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Snježana Beri, Alena Beri, Jasminka Beri, Kata Beri, Arpad Beri, Aryan Beri, Patrik Beri, Marica Beri, Zlata Beri, Mirko Beri, Eva Beri, Marija Beri

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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