Surname Budeša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Budeša families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Losinj and in Split.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Budeša live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Split (<10), Rijeka (<5), Olib (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Makarska (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Budeša (including: Budesa , Budesha and Budessa ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. The family name "Budesa " is used by some 400 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Budessa " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jakov Budeša, Igor Budeša, Damir Budeša, Branko Budeša, Nevenko Budeša, Agata Budeša, Plamenka Budeša, Stošija Budeša, Antonia Budeša, Petrica Budeša, Franica Budeša, Milenka Budeša, Roko Budeša, Ljuba Budeša, Nada Budeša, Zagorka Budeša, Gianni Budeša, Zdravko Budeša, Jasmina Budeša

Mentions in sources

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.

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