Budeš families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Jajce area) and in Srijem, Vojvodina.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Budeš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Sesvete (<10), Pula (<10), Svinjarevci in Vukovar area (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.