Surname Mališ in modern Croatia

Mališ families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Krapina.

Prevalence

About 200 people with faimily name Mališ live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Preseka Petrovska in Krapina area (25), Poljanski Lug (20), Cacinci in Orahovica area (15), and in Krapina (15).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mališ (including: Malis , Malish , Mallis , Malhis , Malisz , Malisch , Malisha , Malies , Maliss and Maliesh ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. The family name "Malis " is used by some 3000 people in Cambodia , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Indonesia. "Malisch " is used by some 100 people in Germany , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Malies " is used by some 90 people in South Africa , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Elvis Mališ, Mirko Mališ, Svjetlana Mališ, Robert Mališ, Josipa Mališ, Rudi Mališ, Željko Mališ, Miljenko Mališ, Žarko Mališ, Ana Mališ, Dražen Mališ, Dejan Mališ, Vladimir Mališ, Željka Mališ, Damir Mališ, Mirjana Mališ, Grozdana Mališ, Anita Mališ, Aleksandar Mališ

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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