Surname Balović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Balović families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Balović live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee naselja i to in Duba Stonska on the Peljesac peninsula (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Virovitica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Balović (including: Balovich , Balovic ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. "Balovich " is used by some 80 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jakov Balović, Julije Balović, Vicko Balović, Andrija Balović, Marko Balović, Jelka Balović, Džano Balović, Snježana Balović, Zijad Balović, Emina Balović, Ivo Balović, File Balović, Jako Balović, Janko Balović, Kata Balović, Melita Balović, Mileta Balović, Pero Balović, Roza Balović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1930 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories