Surname Opalić in modern Croatia

Opalić families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Obrovac area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Zagreb. In Komić in Obrovac area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Opalić.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Opalić live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Komic in Obrovac area (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), Gospic (<5), and in Novigrad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Opalić (including: Opalic , Opalich and Opalick ) is present in 7 countries on two continents. "Opalich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and about 60 in Russian Federation. "Opalick " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milan Opalić, Milovan Opalić, Đoko Opalić, Nenad Opalić, Zoran Opalić, Ivanka Opalić, Mirsad Opalić, Boris Opalić, Gordana Opalić, Samir Opalić, Vladimir Opalić, Danica Opalić, Nikola Opalić, Sanja Opalić, Tamara Opalić, Petar Opalić, Marica Opalić, Dragica Opalić, Jasmina Opalić

Mentions in sources

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.

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