Surname Silaj in modern Croatia

Silaj families are Croats and they are mostly from Glina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Cakovec. In places Donja Trstenica and Gornje Taborište in Glina every ninth inhabitant had the family name Silaj.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Silaj live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Petrinja (20), Sisak (15), Cakovec (15), Mala Gorica (10), and in Petrovec in Petrinja area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Silaj (including: Silay , Sylaj , Selaj , Silai , Shilay , Sillay , Szilay , Sillahy and Sielay ) is present in 61 countries worldwide. The family name "Silaj " is used by some 200 people in Pakistan , small number in Albania , and small number of people in the United States. "Sielay " is used by few people in the United States. "Sylaj " is used by some 1000 people in Albania , about 100 in Germany , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Kristina Silaj, Branislav Silaj, Ivan Silaj, Dubravka Silaj, Anka Silaj, Ksenija Silaj, Goran Silaj, Željka Silaj, Stjepan Silaj, Mladen Silaj, Mario Silaj, Saša Silaj, Marijan Silaj, Slavko Silaj, Kristijan Silaj, Sandra Silaj, Milan Silaj, Dajana Silaj, Natalija Silaj

Mentions in sources

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.

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