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.
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).
