Surname Talajić in modern Croatia

Talajić families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic and in Opuzen area. In Nova Sela in Opuzen area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Talajić.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Talajić live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Metkovic (135), Zagreb (20), Slabinja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (15), Djakovo (10), and in Gradac in Ploce area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Talajić is present in 11 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Talajić, Mario Talajić, Josip Talajić, Jure Talajić, Danica Talajić, Tanja Talajić, Niko Talajić, Mate Talajić, Ante Talajić, Lenka Talajić, Dalibor Talajić, Mladen Talajić, Nada Talajić, Franjo Talajić, Ranko Talajić, Krešimir Talajić, Antoneta Talajić, Mila Talajić, Pavica Talajić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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