Surname Baldaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Baldaš families are predominantly Croats (from Buje area ), rarely Italians (also from Buje area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje area and in Porec. In Baldaši in Buje area every second inhabitant had the family name Baldaš.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Baldaš live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Nova Vas (15), Baldasi in Buje area (15), Porec (<10), Buzinija (<10), and in Vizinada in Buje area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baldaš (including: Baldas , Baldasso , Baldassi , Baldassa , Baldash and Baldass ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Baldas " is used by some 300 people in Italy , about 200 in Brazil , and some 100 people in the United States. "Baldash " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Valter Baldaš, Roberto Baldaš, Morena Baldaš, Gianfranco Baldaš, Marija Baldaš, Ljiljana Baldaš, Nadia Baldaš, Alfio Baldaš, Dean Baldaš, Mauro Baldaš, Alen Baldaš, Ivona Baldaš, Anđela Baldaš, Jolanda Baldaš, Silvija Baldaš, Nataša Baldaš, Melita Baldaš, Darija Baldaš, Ana Baldaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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