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Surname Balog in modern Croatia
Balog families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Prelog area , also Roms (from Mursko Sredisce area ) very rarely Hungarians (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Zagreb. In Trnovec in Cakovec area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Balog.
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Prevalence
About 1900 people with faimily name Balog live in Croatia today, in 690 households. There were 1200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 54 cities and 164 other places, mostly in Trnovec in Cakovec area (155), Zagreb (150), Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (90), Kotoriba in Prelog area (85), and in Djurdjevac (65).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Balog (including: Balogh , Ballog , Ballogh , Ballogg and Baloghy ) is present in 79 countries worldwide. The family name "Balog " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 3000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Romania. "Balogh " is used by some 30000 people in Hungary , about 5000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Romania. "Ballog " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 70 in the Philippines , and small number of people in Brazil.
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Characteristic first names
Marino Balog,
Zlatko Balog,
Nada Balog,
Zdenko Balog,
Zvonko Balog,
Dejan Balog,
Franjo Balog,
Krunoslav Balog,
Renata Balog,
Nenad Balog,
Štefanija Balog,
Danijel Balog,
Ivan Balog,
Erna Balog,
Mladen Balog,
Danijela Balog,
Željko Balog,
Tihomir Balog,
Mario Balog
