Surname Valla in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Valla families are predominantly Croats (from Nova Gradiska ), rarely Czechs (from Nova Gradiska area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Valla live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Sisak (<10), Sesvete (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), Knin (<5), and in Staro Pracno (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Valla (including: Walla , Hwalla , Vallila , Wallah , Vaalla , Vallah , Wallila , Wahlla and Wallla ) is present in 88 countries worldwide. The family name "Valla " is used by some 2000 people in France , about 1000 in Italy , and some 700 people in the United States. "Vallila " is used by some 90 people in Finland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Walla " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Togo , and some 1000 people in Indonesia.

Characteristic first names

Tonica Valla, Emil Valla, Franjo Valla, Mirjana Valla, Mira Valla, Zlatko Valla, Darko Valla, Bogdana Valla, Dominik Valla, Martina Valla, Stanka Valla, Esat Valla, Marija Valla, Albert Valla, Drenka Valla, Kata Valla, Snježana Valla, Sanda Valla, Jasmina Valla

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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