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Surname Palija in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Palija families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Makarska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Hrvatska Kostajnica and Sisak. In Donja Slabinja in Bosnian Krajina every eighth inhabitant had the family name Palija.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Palija live in Croatia today, in 14 households.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and threee other places, mostly in Sisak (<10), Rijeka (<10), Makarska (<5), Igrane in Makarska area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Palija (including: Paliya , Phaliya , Palieva , Paliema , Palliya and Pallija ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Palija " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in United Arab Emirates , and small number in the United States. "Pallija " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Danijela Palija,
Miloš Palija,
Ana Palija,
Zlatica Palija,
Milka Palija,
Dragica Palija,
Igor Palija,
Aleksandar Palija,
Damir Palija,
Nedeljko Palija,
Ivanka Palija,
Danica Palija,
Vanja Palija,
Jadranko Palija,
Tanja Palija,
Jelena Palija,
Mirko Palija,
Nikola Palija,
Nevenka Palija