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Surname Malez in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Malez families are almost entirely Croats (from Koprivnica ), very rarely Slovaks (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Bjelovar.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Malez live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Koprivnica (<10), Grginac in Bjelovar area (<10), Varazdin (<5), and in Ivanec (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Malez (including: Mallez , Malezh ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Malez " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Vladimir Malez,
Vesna Malez,
Mirko Malez,
Jasminka Malez,
Zdravko Malez,
Ivan Malez,
Manuela Malez,
Slavko Malez,
Vitomir Malez,
Darko Malez,
Stjepan Malez,
Branka Malez,
Krunoslav Malez,
Ljiljanka Malez,
Velimir Malez,
Damir Malez,
Ana Malez,
Tomislav Malez,
Vjekoslav Malez
