Kazalac families are Croats and they are mostly 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 Begi in Porec area every second inhabitant had the family name Kazalac.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Kazalac live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Pula (15), Begi in Porec area (15), Porec (10), Rovinj (10), and in Karojba in Pazin area (<10).
Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (1), France (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1). Family name Kazalac is present in 8 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.
