Surname Balin in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balin families are Croats (from the Island of Murter ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Balin live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Betina on the Island of Murter (10), Sibenik (<10), Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balin (including: Ballin , Balín , Ballien , Bahlin , Balyn , Bhallin , Balien , Balhin and Bhalin ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. "Ballin " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 900 in Germany , and some 700 people in Brazil. "Ballien " is used by some 70 people in the United States. "Ballyan " is used by few people in Poland and few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nevica Balin, Diana Balin, Sanja Balin, Vjekoslav Balin, Radojka Balin, Jakov Balin, Tomislav Balin, Jeronim Balin, Marko Balin, Ruža Balin, Nada Balin, Artur Balin, Nikola Balin, Ive Balin, Pero Balin, Elida Balin, Veronika Balin, Bernarda Balin, Nedjeljka Balin

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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