Surname Skalamera in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Skalamera live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Opatija (<10), Sesvete (<5), Viskovo in Rijeka area (<5), and in Lovran in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skalamera is present in 8 countries on four continents. The family name "Skalamera " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Taiwan , and small number of people in Italy. "Scalamera " is used by some 60 people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dalibor Skalamera, Gianni Skalamera, Marko Skalamera, Maja Skalamera, Davor Skalamera, Davorin Skalamera, Branka Skalamera, Marina Skalamera, Marijan Skalamera, Mira Skalamera, Lidija Skalamera, Sofija Skalamera, Đino Skalamera, Dario Skalamera, Mauro Skalamera, Marin Skalamera, Petar Skalamera, Mirjana Skalamera, Vibor Skalamera

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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