In Croatia, Badalić families are Croats (from Novska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Kutina.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Badalić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Lipovljani in Novska area (10), Luka (<10), Jamarica (<10), and in Novska (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Badalić (including: Badalic , Badalich ) is present in 9 countries on three continents. "Badalich " is used by some 80 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.