Surname Paljević in modern Croatia

Paljević families are Croats and they are mostly from Nasice area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nasice area and in Velika Gorica.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Paljević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Donja Moticina in Nasice area (25), Zagreb (10), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Vukovina (<10), and in Staro Cice (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paljević (including: Paljevic , Palievici , Palievich , Paliewicz and Palievic ) is present in 12 countries on two continents. The family name "Paljevic " is used by some 200 people in the United States. "Palievic " is used by few people in the United States. "Paliewicz " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Matija Paljević, Marko Paljević, Stjepan Paljević, Branka Paljević, Blanka Paljević, Martina Paljević, Robert Paljević, Manuela Paljević, Jelena Paljević, Blaž Paljević, Vinko Paljević, Katica Paljević, Ivan Paljević, Suzana Paljević, Brigita Paljević, Ingrid Paljević, Sanja Paljević, Barbara Paljević, Srećko Paljević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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