Talaja families are Croats and they are mostly from Imotski area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and in Imotski area.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Talaja live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Brnaze (50), Makarska (20), Sinj (10), Split (10), and in Slivno in Imotski area (10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Talaja (including: Talaya , Talaia , Talhaya and Taleia ) is present in 29 countries worldwide.
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.
