Surname Bališ in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bališ families are predominantly Croats (from Daruvar ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Daruvar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Bališ live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Daruvar (10), Zagreb (10), Njivice on the Island of Krk (<5), Stara Gradiska in Nova Gradiska area (<5), and in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bališ (including: Balis , Balish , Ballis , Balisha , Balisho , Balisch , Baliss , Balhis , Balies and Baliesh ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Balis " is used by some 2000 people in Greece , about 2000 in the United States , and some 800 people in Slovakia. "Balish " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Syria , and small number of people in Saudi Arabia. "Balies " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Oliver Bališ, Sanja Bališ, Slavko Bališ, Zlatko Bališ, Mario Bališ, Martina Bališ, Dragica Bališ, Marijan Bališ, Zdenko Bališ, Franjo Bališ, Željko Bališ, Miro Bališ, Ivan Bališ, Mirjana Bališ, Ivanka Bališ, Maja Bališ, Alojzija Bališ, Marija Bališ, Stanislav Bališ

Mentions in sources

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

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