Surname Palian in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Palian families are almost entirely Croats (from Slunj area ), barely Slovaks, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Palian live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Ostarski Stanovi in Slunj area (10), Zagreb (<10), Blazevic Dol in Nova Gradiska area (<10), Andrijasevci in Vinkovci area (<5), and in Zadar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Palian (including: Palyan , Palliyan , Pallian and Palihan ) is present in 29 countries worldwide. The family name "Palian " is used by some 600 people in Peru , about 100 in the United States , and some 60 people in Mauritius. "Palihan " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pallian " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Saudi Arabia.

Characteristic first names

Ante Palian, Nikola Palian, Ivanka Palian, Mirko Palian, Bernardica Palian, Alen Palian, Ivan Palian, Mileva Palian, Slavko Palian, Djuro Palian, Marica Palian, Đurđica Palian, Zora Palian, Drago Palian, Kornelija Palian, Boško Palian, Jelena Palian, Kata Palian, Manda Palian

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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