Surname Balok in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Palir families are Croats (from Mursko Sredisce area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Mursko Sredisce area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Palir live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, in one city and 6 other places, mostly in Podturen in Mursko Sredisce area (<5), Gardinovec in Cakovec area (<5), Scepanje in Novi Marof area (<5), Kozarac in Beli Manastir area (<5), and in Sivica in Mursko Sredisce area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Palir (including: Pallier , Palier , Palhier and Palír ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Palir " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Bulgaria. "Palier " is used by some 200 people in France , small number in Gabon , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijan Balok, Mirko Balok, Vlasta Balok, Josip Balok, Ivan Balok, Martin Balok, Damir Balok, Mihael Balok, Katja Balok, Christian Balok, Verica Balok, Tatjana Balok, Stjepan Balok, Dragica Balok, Katarina Balok, Valentin Balok, Ana Balok, Sabina Balok, Ljubica Balok

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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