Surname Galina in modern Croatia

Galina families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof and Zagreb. In Madžarevo in Novi Marof every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Galina.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Galina live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Novi Marof (20), Madzarevo (20), Zagreb (20), Konjscina in Zlatar area (15), and in Sisak (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Galina (including: Gallina , Galinha , Galliena , Galyna , Galiena and Galihna ) is present in 77 countries worldwide. "Gallina " is used by some 9000 people in Italy , about 4000 in Brazil , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Galyna " is used by some 500 people in Ukraine , small number in France , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vladimir Galina, Josip Galina, Neven Galina, Damir Galina, Mladen Galina, Stjepan Galina, Gordana Galina, Davor Galina, Roberta Galina, Ivan Galina, Treza Galina, Ivanka Galina, Martina Galina, Dragan Galina, Anđelko Galina, Monika Galina, Božo Galina, Eda Galina, Hrvoje Galina

Mentions in sources

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.

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