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Surname Bal in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Bal families are predominantly Croats (from Zagreb ), rarely Albanians (also from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Srijem, Vojvodina.
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Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Bal live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Bal (including: Ball , Balli , Bahl , Bally , Baal , Bhal , Ballie , Balh and Bbal ) is present in 162 countries worldwide. "Ball " is used by some 80000 people in the United States , about 20000 in Great Britain , and some 8000 people in Canada. "Bahl " is used by some 5000 people in the United States , about 3000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Argentina. "Bhal " is used by small number of people in Malaysia , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in the Philippines.
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Characteristic first names
Blaženka Bal,
Marija Bal,
Mira Bal,
Vlatko Bal,
Mariana Bal,
Anita Bal,
Josip Bal,
Ljubica Bal
