Surname Balić in modern Croatia

Balić families are almost entirely Croats and they are mostly from Solin area. According to some sources they are from Bune near Mostara, barely Bosniaks (from Bosnian Krajina ) and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In Katuni in Omis area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Balić.

Prevalence

About 2000 people with faimily name Balić live in Croatia today, in 810 households. There were 1700 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 70 cities and 139 other places, mostly in Split (390), Dugopolje in Solin area (315), Zagreb (260), Osijek (90), and in Solin (65).

Outside Croatia

At least 28 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (13), the United Kingdom (3), Australia (3), Canada (2), Sweden (2), the United States (2), Austria (1), the Netherlands (1), and to Argentina (1).
Family name Balić (including: Balic , Balich , Balici , Balicha , Balick , Balicz , Balics , Balitsch , Balichi and Ballic ) is present in 55 countries worldwide. The family name "Balic " is used by some 1000 people in Turkey , about 600 in Germany , and some 500 people in the United States. "Balich " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Ukraine , and some 70 people in Russian Federation. "Balitsch " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zorislav Balić, Nera Balić, Matija Balić, Vito Balić, Naima Balić, Ljudevit Balić, Elizabeta Balić, Martina Balić, Đorđe Balić, Darko Balić, Željka Balić, Stjepan Balić, Leonardo Balić, Josip Balić, Ante Balić, Andro Balić, Mirjana Balić, Krešimir Balić, Ilija Balić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over forty times, the first time 1729 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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