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Surname Paljetak in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Paljetak families are generally Croats (from Herceg Novi, Montenegro ), very rarely Albanians (from Dubrovnik area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb. In Poljice in Dubrovnik area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Paljetak.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Paljetak live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Orasac (10), Zagreb (<10), Gruda in Dubrovnik area (<10), Dubrovnik (<10), and in Poljice in Dubrovnik area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Paljetak is present in five countries on three continents. The family name "Paljetak " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Božo Paljetak,
Luko Paljetak,
Gabrijela Paljetak,
Ivo Paljetak,
Mato Paljetak,
Vlaho Paljetak,
Neda Paljetak,
Jelica Paljetak,
Katica Paljetak,
Ivan Paljetak,
Niko Paljetak,
Anamarija Paljetak,
Marko Paljetak,
Nikola Paljetak,
Josip Paljetak,
Danka Paljetak,
Jelena Paljetak,
Božidar Paljetak,
Jele Paljetak