In Croatia, Paoletich families are Italians (from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Paoletich live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Basanija (<5), Savudrija (<5), and in Crveni Vrh (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Paoletich is present in two countries.