Surname Szalai in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Szalai families are Croats (from Osijek ).

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Szalai live in Croatia today, in one household only.
They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and two other places, mostly in Osijek (<5), Trnovec in Varazdin area (<5), and in Bilje in Osijek area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Szalai (including: Szalay , Szallai and Szallay ) is present in 48 countries worldwide. "Szallai " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Hungary. "Szalay " is used by some 6000 people in Hungary , about 1000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Germany. "Szallay " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jozsef Szalai, Attila Szalai, Gabor Szalai, Josip Szalai, Milan Szalai, Kristina Szalai, Arpad Szalai, Francziska Szalai, Gyula Szalai, Pala Szalai, Zoltanne Szalai

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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