Surname Scala in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Scala families are predominantly Italians (from Rijeka ), rarely Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Buzet.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Scala live in Croatia today, in three households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Rijeka (<5), Karlovac (<5), and in Novigrad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Scala (including: Szala , Schalla , Szpala , Szalla , Scalla , Schala , Scallia , Szmala and Szwala ) is present in 67 countries worldwide. The family name "Scala " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 4000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Brazil. "Szala " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and small number of people in Guyana. "Scalla " is used by some 100 people in Brazil , about 70 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Alessandro Scala, Alberto Scala, Luciano Scala, Adriana Scala, Mara Scala, Irena Scala, Arnaldo Scala, Eligio Scala, Giovanni Scala, Marco Scala, Adriano Scala, Anton Scala, Antonija Scala, Davide Scala, Glauco Scala, Graziella Scala, Karlo Scala, Katarina Scala, Michele Scala

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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