Surname Pala in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pala families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pala live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and another small place , mostly in Nova Gradiska (<5), Rijeka (<5), Medulin in Pula area (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Pula (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pala (including: Palla , Phala , Palha , Palah , Pahla , Pallya , Pallaa , Palaa and Ppala ) is present in 126 countries worldwide. "Palla " is used by some 6000 people in Italy , about 4000 in Pakistan , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Pallia " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Argentina. "Phalla " is used by some 9000 people in Cambodia , about 80 in South Africa , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željka Pala, Emir Pala, Dragan Pala, Zvonko Pala, Zdravko Pala, Manda Pala, Amalija Pala, Zdenka Pala, Josip Pala, Željko Pala, Ivica Pala, Lada Pala, Maja Pala, Dino Pala, Deni Pala, Ana Pala, Kata Pala, Marija Pala, Stjepan Pala

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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