Surname Balon in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balon families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Cres ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and on the Island of Cres. In Valun on the Island of Cres every eighth inhabitant had the family name Balon.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Balon live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Krapina (15), Cres on the Island of Cres (10), Karlovac (<10), and in Ogulin (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Germany (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Balon (including: Ballon , Balloon , Balhon , Ballion , Baloon and Bbalon ) is present in 79 countries worldwide. "Balhon " is used by some 400 people in the Philippines , small number in Saudi Arabia , and small number of people in the United States. "Baloon " is used by small number of people in Morocco , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States. "Balloon " is used by some 400 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Branko Balon, Sanjin Balon, Zdenko Balon, Mira Balon, Jasminka Balon, Tibor Balon, Nika Balon, Suzana Balon, Dunja Balon, Davorin Balon, Zdravko Balon, Nataša Balon, Snežana Balon, Bernard Balon, Boris Balon, Iva Balon, Jurica Balon, Zvonko Balon, Mirna Balon

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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