In Croatia, Aliu families are generally Albanians (from Zadar ), very rarely Croats (from Lipik ), and barely Turks (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Aliu live in Croatia today, in 18 households. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Zadar (20), Porec (<10), Rijeka (<5), and in Umag (<5).