Surname Bali in modern Croatia

Bali families are Croats the family name originates from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Koprivnica.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Bali live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Koprivnica (20), Donja Dubrava in Koprivnica area (10), Zagreb (10), Gola in Djurdjevac area (10), and in Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (3) and Uruguay (3).
Family name Bali (including: Balli , Baali , Balie , Balhi , Ballie , Bhali , Balieh , Bahli and Balii ) is present in 143 countries worldwide. "Balli " is used by some 20000 people in Turkey , about 4000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Italy. "Ballie " is used by some 300 people in Ivory Coast , about 100 in France , and some 100 people in the United States. "Bally " is used by some 3000 people in France , about 2000 in Ivory Coast , and some 2000 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Bali, Roberta Bali, Slavko Bali, Snježana Bali, Vladimir Bali, Ivana Bali, Marijan Bali, Dalibor Bali, Arijana Bali, Vendel Bali, Neno Bali, Martina Bali, Dragan Bali, Marina Bali, Mirjana Bali, Ivan Bali, Ivanka Bali, Damir Bali, Đurđica Bali

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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