Surname Paliska in modern Croatia

Paliska families are usually Croats and they are mostly from Labin , rarely Italians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Pula. In Ripenda Kosi in Labin every tenth inhabitant had the family name Paliska.

Prevalence

About 220 people with faimily name Paliska live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 230 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Labin (60), Rijeka (40), Ripenda Kras (20), Rabac (15), and in Zagreb (15).

Outside Croatia

At least 14 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (6), Spain (3), Germany (2), Sweden (1), Australia (1), and to France (1).
Family name Paliska (including: Palyska , Paliczka , Palisca , Palyshka , Palyszka and Palieska ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Paliska " is used by some 90 people in the United States , small number in Italy , and small number of people in Australia. "Palieska " is used by few people in the United States. "Palisca " is used by some 60 people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Paliska, Drago Paliska, Damir Paliska, Marino Paliska, Denis Paliska, Dezi Paliska, Matija Paliska, Vladimir Paliska, Mario Paliska, Alen Paliska, Gordana Paliska, Nataša Paliska, Nedo Paliska, Igor Paliska, Atilio Paliska, Mirjana Paliska, Stanko Paliska, Davor Paliska, Kristina Paliska

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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