Surname Svalina in modern Croatia

Svalina families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Sinj area. In places Crivac and Čaporice in Sinj area every eighth inhabitant had the family name Svalina.

Prevalence

About 810 people with faimily name Svalina live in Croatia today, in 290 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 61 other places, mostly in Split (120), Crivac in Sinj area (100), Djakovo (70), Zagreb (60), and in Solin (45).

Outside Croatia

Family name Svalina (including: Czwalinna , Swalina , Czwalina , Swalinah and Shvalina ) is present in 21 countries worldwide. The family name "Svalina " is used by some 90 people in Germany , about 80 in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Swalina " is used by some 60 people in the United States and about 50 in Indonesia. "Czwalina " is used by some 60 people in Germany , small number in Switzerland , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zlatko Svalina, Vesna Svalina, Romeo Svalina, Saša Svalina, Ivica Svalina, Josip Svalina, Joško Svalina, Mario Svalina, Stjepan Svalina, Lovre Svalina, Ljubo Svalina, Pavo Svalina, Biljana Svalina, Ivan Svalina, Mladenka Svalina, Ljiljana Svalina, Milko Svalina, Vladimir Svalina, Ante Svalina

Mentions in sources

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

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