In Croatia, Palmić families are generally Croats (from Opatija area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Opatija area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opatija area and in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Palmić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and 9 other places, mostly in Lovran in Opatija area (20), Porec (<5), Opatija (<5), Matulji in Opatija area (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).