In Croatia, Scalamera families are predominantly Croats (from Labin area ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Scalamera live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Scalamera is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Scalamera " is used by some 60 people in Italy and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.