Surname Baljaj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Baljaj families are Albanians by relative majority (from Velika Gorica ), equally Croats (from Pozega area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Baljaj live in Croatia today, in 7 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Pula (<10), Zagreb (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Kuce (<5), and in Alilovci in Pozega area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baljaj (including: Baliaj , Balyay , Balliraj , Ballieraj and Baliai ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Baliai " is used by few people in the United States. "Balliraj " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Josip Baljaj, Bajram Baljaj, Haka Baljaj, Sofija Baljaj, Monika Baljaj, Kristina Baljaj, Edita Baljaj, Ankica Baljaj, Aslan Baljaj, Ilir Baljaj, Pranvera Baljaj, Valent Baljaj, Blerta Baljaj, Petar Baljaj, Sefer Baljaj, Katica Baljaj, Anka Baljaj, Danny Baljaj, Leon Baljaj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.

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