Surname Ušalj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Ušalj families are Croats (from Dugi (Long) Island ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Rijeka. In Poljana on the Island of Ugljan every twentieth inhabitant had the family name Ušalj.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Ušalj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Sali on Dugi (Long) Island (15), Rijeka (15), Zadar (15), and in Preko (<10) and Poljana (<5) on the Island of Ugljan.

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Ušalj (including: Usalj , Usali , Husalli , Husali , Husaly , Ushali and Usalli ) is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Usalj " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Bojan Ušalj, Franko Ušalj, Igor Ušalj, Rado Ušalj, Sonja Ušalj, Dolores Ušalj, Maja Ušalj, Vesna Ušalj, Jurica Ušalj, Frane Ušalj, Doris Ušalj, Silvio Ušalj, Anđela Ušalj, Sandra Ušalj, Petra Ušalj, Višnjica Ušalj, Vojko Ušalj, Sendi Ušalj, Ana Ušalj

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