Šulenta families are Croats and they are mostly from Makarska area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Makarska area and in Makarska. In Gornje Igrane in Makarska area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Šulenta.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Šulenta live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 5 other places, mostly in Makarska (40), Drasnice in Makarska area (25), Zagreb (<10), Blato on the Island of Korcula (<10), and in Tucepi in Makarska area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šulenta is present in 9 countries worldwide. The family name "Sulenta " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , about 50 in the United States , and some 50 people in Poland.
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.