Surname Hrala in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hrala families are almost entirely Croats (from Slatina area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Hrala live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Slatina (10), Vinkovci (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hrala (including: Cheerala , Cherala , Chirala , Chitrala , Chidrala , Therala , Herala , Thurala and Chorala ) is present in 26 countries worldwide. The family name "Hrala " is used by some 80 people in Czech Republic and small number in the United States. "Herala " is used by some 50 people in Finland and small number in the United States. "Cherala " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in United Arab Emirates , and small number of people in Oman.

Characteristic first names

Josip Hrala, Aleksandra Hrala, Radmila Hrala, Tomislav Hrala, Zvonimir Hrala, Sanela Hrala, Davor Hrala, Mihaela Hrala, Natalija Hrala, Andrej Hrala, Boris Hrala, Milan Hrala, Nada Hrala, Marija Hrala, Franjo Hrala, Gordana Hrala, Ivan Hrala, Ana Hrala, Zlatica Hrala

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.

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