Surname Sila in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sila families are almost entirely Croats (from Ozalj ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Ozalj and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Sila live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Mahicno (15), Karlovac (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Zadobarje (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Canada (1).
Family name Sila (including: Sillah , Shila , Silla , Silaa , Silah , Silha , Sillia , Siela and Siila ) is present in 152 countries worldwide. "Siela " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 70 in Tunisia , and small number of people in Tanzania. "Silha " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Slovakia. "Sillia " is used by some 400 people in Indonesia and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Sila, Miodrag Sila, Marijan Sila, Diana Sila, Sanja Sila, Vlado Sila, Dubravko Sila, Darinka Sila, Tomislav Sila, Anđelko Sila, Tomislava Sila, Mirela Sila, Boris Sila, Zdenko Sila, Janko Sila, Josip Sila, Stjepan Sila, Zoran Sila, Senija Sila

Mentions in sources

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

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