In Croatia, Baliban families are Croats (from Drnis area ), barely Slovenes (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis area and in Vinkovci.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Baliban live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Split (15), Pula (10), Solin (10), Mirkovci (<10), and in Vinkovci (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Baliban is present in 9 countries on three continents. The family name "Baliban " is used by some 300 people in Romania and about 80 in the United States.
