Menalo families are Croats and they are mostly from Neum (Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Neum, Herzegovina (Neum area) and in Metkovic. In Cerovo in Neum (Herzegovina) nearly every inhabitant had the family name Menalo.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Menalo live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Metkovic (60), Dubrovnik (15), Mokosica (15), and in Djakovo (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Menalo is present in 10 countries on four continents.
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.