In Croatia, Paligač families are Croats (from Djurdjevac area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Paligač live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in in one Croatian city and another small place , mostly in Novigrad Podravski in Djurdjevac area (<5) and Koprivnica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Paligač (including: Paligac , Paligach ) is present in three countries.
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.