Surname Bećirović in modern Croatia

Bećirović families are mainly Bosniaks and they are mostly from Bosnian Posavina , whereas often Croats (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Bosanian Posavina (Gracanica area).

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Bećirović live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 31 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Zagreb (80), Pula (20), Rijeka (20), Labin (15), and in Split (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bećirović is present in 22 countries on four continents. The family name "Becirovic " is used by some 500 people in the United States , about 300 in Austria , and some 100 people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Božena Bećirović, Saša Bećirović, Doris Bećirović, Zarfa Bećirović, Hidaeta Bećirović, Dževdana Bećirović, Senad Bećirović, Borka Bećirović, Hermina Bećirović, Izet Bećirović, Halida Bećirović, Sakib Bećirović, Dudija Bećirović, Amel Bećirović, Mugdim Bećirović, Hava Bećirović, Biljana Bećirović, Ohro Bećirović, Rasim Bećirović

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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