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Surname Širola in modern Croatia
Širola families are Croats and they are mostly from Rijeka area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In Viškovo in Rijeka area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Širola.
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Prevalence
About 350 people with faimily name Širola live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 460 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 38 other places, mostly in Rijeka (115), Zagreb (30), Viskovo in Rijeka area (30), Pula (25), and in Marinici in Rijeka area (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least 12 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (4), Australia (4), Canada (1), Germany (1), France (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Širola (including: Sirola , Shirola , Sirolla , Shirolla , Sirrolla , Siirola , Sirrola and Sirollah ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Sirola " is used by some 400 people in Finland , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Italy. "Shirola " is used by small number of people in Panama and small number of people in the United States. "Siirola " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Germany.
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Characteristic first names
Damir Širola,
Roberto Širola,
Eduard Širola,
Eugen Širola,
Desimir Širola,
Boris Širola,
Davor Širola,
Gordan Širola,
Ranko Širola,
Mario Širola,
Jasna Širola,
Kristijan Širola,
Zdravko Širola,
Sanja Širola,
Slavica Širola,
Ana Širola,
Alen Širola,
Karmen Širola,
Ivica Širola
