In Croatia, Albanese families are Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Albanese live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Pula (<5) and Lucko (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Albanese is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Albanese " is used by some 30000 people in Italy , about 10000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Argentina.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.