In Croatia, Novalić families are predominantly Croats (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Serbs, and barely Bosniaks (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and in Vinkovci area.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Novalić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Grubisno Polje (10), Vodjinci in Vinkovci area (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Vinkovci (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.