Surname Salay in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Bite families are predominantly Croats (from Osijek ), rarely Montenegrins (also from Osijek ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Bite live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located in one Croatian city only, in Osijek (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Bite (including: Biete , Bhite , Bitte , Bithre , Bitheye , Biteh , Bithe , Bithle and Bidthe ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. "Biette " is used by some 500 people in France , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Byte " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Bithale " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristina Salay, Nandor Salay, Rosa Salay, Marija Salay, Lara Salay, Angela Salay

Mentions in sources

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

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