Surname Palla in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Palla families are almost entirely Croats (from Cazma area ), very rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Djakovo.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Palla live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (10), Rijeka (<5), Djakovo (<5), Ivancani in Cazma area (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Palla (including: Phalla , Pallaa , Pallah , Pallila , Paalla and Ppalla ) is present in 73 countries worldwide. The family name "Palla " is used by some 6000 people in Italy , about 4000 in Pakistan , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Phalla " is used by some 9000 people in Cambodia , about 80 in South Africa , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ines Palla, Martina Palla, Bruno Palla, Sandro Palla, Filip Palla, Mladen Palla, Jadranka Palla, Jan Palla, Luciana Palla, Zlatko Palla, Mirjana Palla, Ivan Palla, Đuro Palla, Ana Palla, Antun Palla, Štefanija Palla, Katarina Palla, Ljubica Palla, Ljerka Palla

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1928 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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