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Surname Besten in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Besten families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Koprivnica. In Pustakovec in Koprivnica area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Besten.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Besten live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 8 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (20), in Koprivnicki Ivanec (10) and Pustakovec (<10) in Koprivnica area, Starigrad (<10), and in Botinovec in Koprivnica area (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Besten (including: Beshten , Beesten ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. "Beesten " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in the Netherlands.
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Characteristic first names
Mario Besten,
Marijan Besten,
Ružica Besten,
Katica Besten,
Nedeljko Besten,
Gordana Besten,
Dalibor Besten,
Božica Besten,
Marina Besten,
Mirjana Besten,
Dejan Besten,
Saša Besten,
Dino Besten,
Vladimir Besten,
Ivan Besten,
Ivica Besten,
Davor Besten,
Željko Besten,
Stjepan Besten