Surname Skale in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Skale families are generally Croats (from the Island of Vis ), rarely Slovenes (from Split ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area) and on the Island of Vis. In Podstražje on the Island of Vis every tenth inhabitant had the family name Skale.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Skale live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Split (<10), Karlovac (<5), Zagreb (<5), Strmec in Samobor area (<5), and in Omisalj on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Skale (including: Scale , Schmale , Schale , Schaale , Schalle , Schrale , Skaale , Skalle and Scallie ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. The family name "Skale " is used by some 300 people in Tanzania , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Austria. "Scale " is used by some 900 people in Pakistan , about 600 in Sierra Leone , and some 300 people in the United States. "Schale " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Sweden.

Characteristic first names

Julijan Skale, Ivan Skale, Jožef Skale, Rafael Skale, Ljiljana Skale, Vinko Skale, Vlado Skale, Štefana Skale, Nada Skale, Antun Skale, Oton Skale, Katica Skale, Vinka Skale, Anita Skale, Ignjac Skale, Orhideja Skale, Bojana Skale, Alan Skale, Lana Skale

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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