Surname Maljac in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Maljac families are Croats (from Rijeka area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka area and in Rijeka. In Zastenice in Rijeka area every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Maljac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Maljac live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Drazice (<5), Cavle (<5) and Trnovica (<5) in Rijeka area, Rijeka (<5), and in Zastenice in Rijeka area (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Maljac (including: Maliach , Magliazzo , Malyazh and Maliac ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. "Maliac " is used by few people in the United States. "Magliazzo " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Žaklina Maljac, Ratomir Maljac, Julija Maljac, Andrea Maljac, Dragana Maljac, Sanjin Maljac, Biserka Maljac, Armando Maljac, Vladimir Maljac, Zdenka Maljac, Nada Maljac, Stanko Maljac, Marija Maljac, Davor Maljac, Dorijan Maljac, Vanja Maljac, Margareta Maljac, Vitomir Maljac, Vinko Maljac

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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