Surname Bestić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bestić families are Croats (from Lipik ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac. In Gornje Prilišće in Duga Resa area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Bestić.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Bestić live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Dugo Selo (<5), Karlovac (<5), Lipik (<5), and in Donje Prilisce in Duga Resa area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (2), the United States (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Bestić (including: Bestic , Bestick and Bestich ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Bestic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Papua New Guinea , and some 60 people in Australia. "Bestich " is used by few people in the United States. "Bestick " is used by some 90 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sanjin Bestić, Damira Bestić, Damir Bestić, Snježana Bestić, Ana Bestić, Matija Bestić, Vesna Bestić, Nada Bestić, Alma Bestić, Željko Bestić, Dobrila Bestić, Ivan Bestić, Albina Bestić, Drenka Bestić, Miodrag Bestić, Zdravko Bestić, Marko Bestić, Mario Bestić, Davor Bestić

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