Bjedov families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Knin area , whereas often Croats (from Osijek ), very rarely Slovenes. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin and in Knin area. In Oćestovo in Knin every fifth inhabitant had the family name Bjedov.
Prevalence
About 200 people with faimily name Bjedov live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 19 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Ocestovo (20), Rijeka (15), Split (15), and in Osijek (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bjedov is present in 12 countries on three continents. The family name "Bjedov " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Switzerland , and small number of people in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.