In Croatia, Pelicar families are Croats (from Porec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Porec area. In Bralići in Porec area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Pelicar.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Pelicar live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Gradina in Porec area (<10), Pula (<5), and in Funtana in Rovinj area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pelicar (including: Pelizzar , Pelizar ) is present in two countries.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.