Surname Paljuh in modern Croatia

Paljuh families are Croats and they are mostly from Pazin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pazin area. In Muntrilj in Pazin area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Paljuh.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Paljuh live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Muntrilj in Pazin area (10), Pula (<10), Zbandaj (<10), Karojba in Pazin area (<10), and in Nova Vas (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Paljuh (including: Pagliuchi , Palyuh , Pagliuch , Paljuch and Palliuch ) is present in 12 countries on four continents.

Characteristic first names

Miljenko Paljuh, Martina Paljuh, Josipa Paljuh, Jasmina Paljuh, Edi Paljuh, Irena Paljuh, Manuel Paljuh, Emanuel Paljuh, Sebastijan Paljuh, Damir Paljuh, Davor Paljuh, Tijana Paljuh, Nada Paljuh, Renata Paljuh, Alen Paljuh, Samir Paljuh, Kristina Paljuh, Manuela Paljuh, Klaudija Paljuh

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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