Surname Blaić in modern Croatia

Blaić families are Croats and they are mostly from Knin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Knin area.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Blaić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (85), Sibenik (20), Zadar (15), Rupe (<10), and in Sesvete (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Blaić (including: Blaich , Blaic , Blaiech , Blahic and Blaick ) is present in 20 countries worldwide. "Blaich " is used by some 800 people in Germany , about 500 in the United States , and some 70 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Davor Blaić, Robert Blaić, Iva Blaić, Radoslav Blaić, Dubravko Blaić, Ante Blaić, Mario Blaić, Ivana Blaić, Dragica Blaić, Snježana Blaić, Najda Blaić, Zdenka Blaić, Dinka Blaić, Marko Blaić, Natalija Blaić, Mladen Blaić, Mirjana Blaić, Anita Blaić, Igor Blaić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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