In Croatia, Paladino families are Croats (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Paladino live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Split (<5), and in Maslinica on the Island of Solta (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Paladino is present in 57 countries worldwide. The family name "Paladino " is used by some 5000 people in Brazil , about 4000 in Italy , and some 4000 people in the United States. "Palladino " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 6000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Argentina.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
