Balich
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Frequency: (98)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Croatian (Balič): patronymic from the personal name Bali, a pet form of the personal names Baltazar or Balint.
2. Bosnian (Balič): patronymic from balija, a status term for the lowest rank in a Muslim village.
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