Debeljuh families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area , barely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area. In Debeljuhi in Pazin area nearly every inhabitant had the family name Debeljuh.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Debeljuh live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Rovinj (35), Debeljuhi in Pazin area (30), Pula (25), Zagreb (10), and in Kanfanar in Rovinj area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Debeljuh (including: Debeliuch , Debegliuch and Debeliuh ) is present in 6 countries on four continents.
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.
