Surname Balač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balač families are generally Croats (from Sisak ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and in Nasice area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Balač live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Sisak (<10), Preloscica (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balač (including: Balach , Balaci , Balac , Balachuk , Balacci , Balack , Balachin , Balachiy , Balachan and Balatsch ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. The family name "Balac " is used by some 80 people in the United States , about 70 in France , and some 60 people in Germany. "Balach " is used by some 1000 people in Pakistan , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Uganda. "Balachia " is used by small number of people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Drago Balač, Dalibor Balač, Snežana Balač, Tomislav Balač, Zdravko Balač, Vinko Balač, Renata Balač, Jasna Balač, Sanja Balač, Iva Balač, Vesna Balač, Branko Balač, Sofija Balač, Vedran Balač, Ana Balač, Dušan Balač, Marija Balač, Sava Balač, Grozda Balač

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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