Surname Bala in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bala families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and Osijek.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Bala live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Djakovo (10), Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), and in Stari Mikanovci in Djakovo area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bala (including: Balla , Ballah , Bhala , Balaa , Balah , Balha , Bahla , Ballya and Bbala ) is present in 147 countries worldwide. "Ballah " is used by some 10000 people in Liberia , about 4000 in Sudan , and some 500 people in the United States. "Bhalla " is used by some 3000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Canada , and some 1000 people in Kenya.

Characteristic first names

Šerafedin Bala, Milica Bala, Sandra Bala, Danijel Bala, Marijo Bala, Antun Bala, Franjo Bala, Ankica Bala, Iwan Bala, Šakir Bala, Sevilj Bala, Stjepan Bala, Ivica Bala, Zvonimir Bala, Josip Bala, Cristina Bala, Nada Bala, Marijana Bala, Petar Bala

Mentions in sources

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.

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