Surname Baljak in modern Croatia

Baljak families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Zadar area. According to some sources they are from Boke Kotorske, rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar area and in Zadar. In Poličnik in Zadar area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Baljak.

Prevalence

About 710 people with faimily name Baljak live in Croatia today, in 320 households. There were 690 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 57 other places, mostly in Lovinac in Zadar area (185), Zadar (60), Zagreb (55), Rijeka (45), and in Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (40).

Outside Croatia

At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (3), the United States (3), Austria (2), Australia (2), France (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Baljak (including: Baliach , Balliache , Balyak , Baliak and Baljack ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Baljak " is used by some 60 people in Canada , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Baljack " is used by few people in the United States. "Balliache " is used by some 400 people in Venezuela , about 90 in Viet Nam , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Baljak, Darko Baljak, Krešimir Baljak, Milan Baljak, Nenad Baljak, Davor Baljak, Jadranka Baljak, Borislav Baljak, Branimir Baljak, Gordana Baljak, Radmila Baljak, Ivan Baljak, Mirko Baljak, Lidija Baljak, Snježana Baljak, Krsto Baljak, Šime Baljak, Zdravko Baljak, Marinko Baljak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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