Surname Geto in modern Croatia

Geto families are often Croats and they are mostly from Belisce area , less frequently Germans. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Belisce area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Geto live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Marijanci in Belisce area (15), Osijek (15), Zagreb (<10), Pozega (<10), and in Bilje in Osijek area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Geto (including: Getto , Ghietto , Gheto , Getho , Geeto , Gettoo , Gethro and Ghetto ) is present in 42 countries worldwide. "Getho " is used by few people in the United States. "Getto " is used by some 500 people in Germany , about 500 in Tajikistan , and some 400 people in the United States. "Gheto " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Petar Geto, Dario Geto, Josip Geto, Ivan Geto, Dragan Geto, Hrvoje Geto, Sandra Geto, Melita Geto, Goran Geto, Krešimir Geto, Pavle Geto, Tihomir Geto, Ana Geto, Darko Geto, Snežana Geto, Marijana Geto, Slavica Geto, Zdravko Geto, Željko Geto

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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