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Surname Salija in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Salija families are predominantly Albanians (from the Island of Hvar ), rarely Croats (from Zagreb ), and very rarely Bosniaks (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Slovenia.
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Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Salija live in Croatia today, in 18 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (15), Porec (10), Rabac (10), Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (<10), and in Trnje (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Salija (including: Salieva , Saliya , Saliyah , Salhiya , Salijah , Sahliya , Saliyyah , Saliia and Shalija ) is present in 44 countries worldwide.
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Characteristic first names
Izair Salija,
Enver Salija,
Elfat Salija,
Damir Salija,
Snježana Salija,
Fikret Salija,
Bajram Salija,
Rušit Salija,
Milenko Salija,
Ekrem Salija,
Samet Salija,
Ljetafet Salija,
Muzafer Salija,
Abedin Salija,
Matija Salija,
Fehmi Salija,
Đemaludin Salija,
Aslan Salija,
Violeta Salija