Surname Prelaz in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Prelaz families are predominantly Croats (from Sinj area ), rarely Italians (from Umag ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Sinj.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Prelaz live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five Croatian places: in Potravlje in Sinj area (<10), Kmeti (<10), Sinj (<5), Kastel Stari (<5), and in Kastel Gomilica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Prelaz (including: Prélaz , Prelhaz ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Prelaz " is used by some 90 people in the United States. "Prélaz " is used by some 100 people in Switzerland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Chile.

Characteristic first names

Marija Prelaz, Marko Prelaz, Neda Prelaz, Nikiša Prelaz, Zdravka Prelaz, Marjana Prelaz, Alfredo Prelaz, Filip Prelaz, Ankica Prelaz, Alba Prelaz, Ante Prelaz, Luca Prelaz, Jozo Prelaz, Ivana Prelaz, Mario Prelaz, Antonio Prelaz, Matea Prelaz, Armando Prelaz, Amalia Prelaz

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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