Surname Šljaka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šljaka families are Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Dubrovnik.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Šljaka live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Ugljan on the Island of Ugljan (<10), Zadar (<10), Dubrovnik (<5), Vodice (<5), and in Poljana on the Island of Ugljan (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šljaka (including: Sliacka , Sljaka , Shulyaka , Shuliaka , Shilyaka and Shelyaka ) is present in 14 countries on four continents. The family name "Sljaka " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Igor Šljaka, Tena Šljaka, Damir Šljaka, Mario Šljaka, Toni Šljaka, Rajka Šljaka, Nedjeljko Šljaka, Sandra Šljaka, Mate Šljaka, Boris Šljaka, Božena Šljaka, Darinka Šljaka, Anka Šljaka, Vesna Šljaka, Denis Šljaka, Anita Šljaka, Venci Šljaka, Elfa Šljaka, Emil Šljaka

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