Surname Mališa in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Mališa live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Varazdin (15), Skropeti in Pazin area (15), Brajkovici (10), Pazin (10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (6), the United States (3), Australia (3), Argentina (1), and to Austria (1).
Family name Mališa (including: Malisa , Malisha , Malishka , Malysa , Mallisa , Malissa , Malisah , Malischeva , Mahlisa and Mallisha ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. "Malissa " is used by some 100 people in Tanzania , about 80 in the United States , and some 60 people in Indonesia. "Malysa " is used by some 800 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in France. "Malysza " is used by some 200 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France.

Characteristic first names

Stanko Mališa, Bernardica Mališa, Eugen Mališa, Višnjica Mališa, Snježana Mališa, Zdenka Mališa, Roman Mališa, Milivoj Mališa, Eleonora Mališa, Tomislav Mališa, Branko Mališa, Janko Mališa, Sanja Mališa, Danijela Mališa, Kristina Mališa, Dajana Mališa, Zoran Mališa, Darko Mališa, Dragutin Mališa

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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