Surname Balići in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balići families are predominantly Croats (from Osijek ), rarely Albanians (from Varazdin ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Kosovo.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Balići live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Tenja (<10), Petrinja (<5), and in Kutina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balići (including: Balici , Balicki , Balicky , Balichi , Balickie , Balycky , Balickii and Balizzi ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. "Balizzi " is used by few people in the United States. "Balicki " is used by some 3000 people in Poland , about 800 in the United States , and some 200 people in Canada. "Balickie " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sead Balići, Marijana Balići, Ćazim Balići, Marija Balići, Michaela Balići, Ivan Balići, Katarina Balići, Michael Balići, Lucija Balići, Petra Balići

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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