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Surname Debeljak in modern Croatia
Debeljak families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Banja Luka area (Bosnia). According to some sources they are from Hrvatskog Zagorja, very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 910 people with faimily name Debeljak live in Croatia today, in 360 households. There were 630 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 49 cities and 128 other places, mostly in Zagreb (180), Kutina (45), Osijek (45), Dugo Selo (35), and in Jezevo in Dugo Selo area (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least 15 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (8), Austria (3), Australia (2), and to the United States (2).
Family name Debeljak is present in 22 countries worldwide. The family name "Debeljak " is used by some 200 people in Syria , about 100 in Germany , and some 50 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Josip Debeljak,
Vitomir Debeljak,
Željko Debeljak,
Tomislav Debeljak,
Ljubica Debeljak,
Božidar Debeljak,
Juro Debeljak,
Miroslav Debeljak,
Goran Debeljak,
Dražen Debeljak,
Martina Debeljak,
Dario Debeljak,
Janja Debeljak,
Patriša Debeljak,
Damir Debeljak,
Biljana Debeljak,
Zdravka Debeljak,
Ksenija Debeljak,
Zvjezdana Debeljak
