Surname Salak in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Salak families are predominantly Croats (from Vinkovci area ), rarely Rusyns (from Vukovar area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Salak live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and 7 other places, mostly in Nustar in Vinkovci area (<10), Pozega (<10), Dugo Selo (<10), Ceric in Vinkovci area (<10), and in Petrovci in Vukovar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Salak (including: Sallak , Shalak , Salakh , Sallakh , Szalak , Sallack , Salack , Salakk and Salhak ) is present in 74 countries worldwide. "Sallack " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Salac " is used by some 9000 people in the Philippines , about 1000 in Czech Republic , and some 400 people in the United States. "Shalack " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Salak, Ljubomir Salak, Branko Salak, Tomislav Salak, Vladimir Salak, Anica Salak, Nedjeljka Salak, Šaša Salak, Marina Salak, Ivana Salak, Kristijan Salak, Ivan Salak, Mihajlo Salak, Dario Salak, Zlatko Salak, Gordana Salak, Kornelija Salak, Lili Salak, Vanja Salak

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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