In Croatia, Palunčić families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Mljet ), very rarely Montenegrins (also from the Island of Mljet ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on the Island of Mljet.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Palunčić live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Babino Polje on the Island of Mljet (20), Dubrovnik (10), Srebreno in Dubrovnik area (<5), Zadar (<5), and in Mokosica (<5).
