Surname Vale in modern Croatia

Vale families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Labin.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Vale live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 0 percent.
They are only located in in 8 Croatian cities and 19 other places, mostly in Pula (55), Puntera in Labin area (20), Labin (15), Gracisce in Pazin area (15), and in Kozljani in Labin area (10).

Outside Croatia

At least 26 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (16), Sweden (6), Australia (2), Belgium (1), and to Germany (1).
Family name Vale (including: Valle , Vallee , Vallie , Vahle , Valeh , Valhe , Valee , Vhale and Vaale ) is present in 162 countries worldwide. "Valeh " is used by some 2000 people in Iran , about 70 in Azerbaijan , and small number of people in the United States. "Vahle " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 1000 in the United States , and some 80 people in South Africa. "Vaale " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Saudi Arabia.

Characteristic first names

Liliana Vale, Boris Vale, Milka Vale, Jadranka Vale, Izidora Vale, Ivan Vale, Robert Vale, Marino Vale, Lidija Vale, Stanka Vale, Maurizio Vale, Snežana Vale, Nikoleta Vale, Marina Vale, Silva Vale, Edi Vale, Tanja Vale, Gabrijela Vale, Ida Vale

Mentions in sources

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.

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