Surname Balabanić in modern Croatia

Balabanić families are Croats and they are mostly from Djakovo area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djakovo and on the Island of Pag.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Balabanić live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Lapovci in Djakovo area (20), Zagreb (15), Slavonski Brod (<10), Piskorevci (<10), and in Osijek (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balabanić (including: Balabanic , Balabanick ) is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Balabanic " is used by few people in the United States. "Balabanick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Balabanić, Gojko Balabanić, Šime Balabanić, Tuno Balabanić, Vladimir Balabanić, Nenad Balabanić, Zdenko Balabanić, Stipo Balabanić, Marija Balabanić, Tomislav Balabanić, Dubravko Balabanić, Marina Balabanić, Jasna Balabanić, Branka Balabanić, Antun Balabanić, Darija Balabanić, Ivan Balabanić, Nadežda Balabanić, Zrinka Balabanić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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