In Croatia, Saliu families are generally Albanians (from the Island of Hvar ), very rarely Croats (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Serbia.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Saliu live in Croatia today, in 12 households. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 10 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Porec (<10), Jelsa on the Island of Hvar (<10), Pula (<5), and in Djurdjevac (<5).