Bježančević families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo area and in Djakovo. In Forkuševci in Djakovo area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Bježančević.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Bježančević live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Semeljci (15) and Viskovci (15) in Djakovo area, Osijek (15), Djakovo (10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Bježančević is present in two countries on two continents.
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.