Surname Salata in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Salata families are mainly Serbs, rarely Croats (from the Island of Losinj ), and very rarely Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on the Island of Losinj. In Osor on the Island of Losinj every fourth inhabitant had the family name Salata.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Salata live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Dubrovnik (<10), Kolocep (<5), Rovinj (<5), and in Mali Losinj (<5) and Osor (<5) on the Island of Losinj.

Outside Croatia

Family name Salata (including: Shalata , Sallata , Salathia , Szalata , Salatta , Salathiya , Salatha , Salathana and Salathya ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Salata " is used by some 5000 people in Brazil , about 4000 in Poland , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Salatha " is used by few people in the United States. "Sallata " is used by some 500 people in Indonesia , about 200 in Albania , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Davor Salata, Francesco Salata, Desanka Salata, Božidar Salata, Koviljka Salata, Roberto Salata, Jadranka Salata, Milan Salata, Giacomo Salata, Dušan Salata, Svetozar Salata, Milorad Salata, Marija Salata, Dobromila Salata, Aurelia Salata, Mara Salata, Mario Salata, Ilario Salata, Matej Salata

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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