In Croatia, Tomola families are Croats (from Slatina area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area. In Mačkovac in Slatina area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Tomola.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Tomola live in Croatia today, in five households only. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Vocin in Slatina area (<10), Grubisno Polje (<5), and in Velika Jasenovaca (<5).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.