Surname Galijaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Galijaš families are predominantly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Zapresic area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica area and in Zagreb. In Ostojići in Hrvatska Kostajnica area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Galijaš.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Galijaš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Sisak (<10), Borovo in Vukovar area (<10), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Petrinja (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least three families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (1), Canada (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Galijaš (including: Galijas , Galiyash and Galiyas ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. "Galiyas " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gojko Galijaš, Roman Galijaš, Dejan Galijaš, Suzana Galijaš, Danica Galijaš, Mile Galijaš, Mirko Galijaš, Vlado Galijaš, Dino Galijaš, Anita Galijaš, Ratko Galijaš, Danijela Galijaš, Ljilja Galijaš, Dragan Galijaš, Vojin Galijaš, Mirjana Galijaš, Miloš Galijaš, Milan Galijaš, Dušan Galijaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1936 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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