Surname Palaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Palaš families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Palaš live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Peteranec in Koprivnica area (10), Zagreb (<10), Sigetec in Koprivnica area (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Koprivnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Palaš (including: Palas , Palash , Pallas , Palasz , Palhas , Palasse , Palassi , Palasch , Palass and Palassh ) is present in 78 countries worldwide. "Palasch " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Palass " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Palassh " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dražen Palaš, Darko Palaš, Danijela Palaš, Dorijan Palaš, Kristijan Palaš, Ivica Palaš, Božidar Palaš, Katarina Palaš, Stažija Palaš, Mira Palaš, Frodita Palaš, Stjepan Palaš, Katica Palaš, Kristina Palaš, Zlatko Palaš, Nada Palaš, Marijan Palaš, Josip Palaš, Marija Palaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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