Surname Salah in modern Croatia

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Salah live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Salah (including: Sallah , Salach , Salathe , Sallach , Shalah , Salath , Salaah , Salachi and Salacha ) is present in 117 countries worldwide. "Salach " is used by some 1000 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and small number of people in Israel. "Salath " is used by few people in Czech Republic and few people in the United States. "Salathe " is used by some 400 people in the United States , about 300 in Switzerland , and some 200 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Mersiha Salah, Amer Salah, Omar Salah, Hamza Salah

Mentions in sources

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.

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