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Surname Potalec in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Potalec families are generally Croats (from Osijek area ), very rarely Bosniaks (from Porec ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Osijek.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Potalec live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 80 percent.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Orahovica (15), Bilje in Osijek area (<10), Porec (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Kopacevo in Osijek area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Potalec is present in this form only in Croatia.
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Characteristic first names
Dragutin Potalec,
Neven Potalec,
Željko Potalec,
Vjekoslav Potalec,
Orlando Potalec,
Denis Potalec,
Slavica Potalec,
Marijo Potalec,
Damir Potalec,
Franjo Potalec,
Josip Potalec,
Marijan Potalec,
Ida Potalec,
Stjepan Potalec,
Nada Potalec,
Hajra Potalec,
Justina Potalec,
Dragica Potalec,
Zoran Potalec