Surname Besek in modern Croatia

Besek 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 110 people with faimily name Besek live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Vrbovo in Novi Marof area (25), Vrbanja in Zupanja area (15), Zagreb (15), Suhopolje in Virovitica area (10), and in Varazdin (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Besek (including: Beczek , Bessec , Besseck , Beeseck , Beeshek , Bessek , Besseche and Beseck ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Besek " is used by some 90 people in Indonesia and about 70 in the United States. "Beseck " is used by few people in the United States. "Besseck " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Besek, Sanja Besek, Marija Besek, Dubravka Besek, Marijan Besek, Marinko Besek, Zdenko Besek, Stjepan Besek, Božica Besek, Branka Besek, Ivan Besek, Dubravko Besek, Mario Besek, Josipa Besek, Damir Besek, Josip Besek, Marina Besek, Andrija Besek, Miluška Besek

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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