Surname Delaš in modern Croatia

Delaš families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split. In Zelovo in Sinj every sixth inhabitant had the family name Delaš.

Prevalence

About 330 people with faimily name Delaš live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 200 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Split (65), Solin (60), Zagreb (30), Jarmina in Vinkovci area (20), and in Kastel Kambelovac (20).

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Canada (1), Spain (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Delaš (including: Delas , Dellas , Delash , Delhaas , Delasse , Delass , Dellias , Delasho , Delasso and Delhas ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. "Delash " is used by some 100 people in the United States. "Delass " is used by small number of people in France , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in Iran. "Dellas " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Greece , and some 200 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Mirjana Delaš, Frane Delaš, Tomislav Delaš, Helena Delaš, Josip Delaš, Ivančica Delaš, Hrvoje Delaš, Ivica Delaš, Rafajlo Delaš, Jadranka Delaš, Radojka Delaš, Zdravko Delaš, Mario Delaš, Vinka Delaš, Dražen Delaš, Sofija Delaš, Ante Delaš, Marjan Delaš, Marija Delaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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