Surname Valo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Valo families are Croats (from Backa, Vojvodina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Backa, Vojvodina.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Valo live in Croatia today, in five households only.
They are located in only four naselja i to in Osijek (<5), Bjelovar (<5), Starcevljani in Bjelovar area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Valo (including: Vallo , Walo , Wallo , Valoo , Vallio , Valloo , Waloo , Wallio and Valoh ) is present in 86 countries worldwide. "Vallo " is used by some 7000 people in the Philippines , about 2000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Italy. "Vallio " is used by some 70 people in Italy , small number in Brazil , and small number of people in the United States. "Wallo " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 500 in Cameroon , and some 400 people in Guinea.

Characteristic first names

Alojz Valo, Anita Valo, Dragoslav Valo, Franjo Valo, Slavica Valo, Antun Valo, Klara Valo, Vjekoslav Valo, Gabriel Valo, Marko Valo, Dario Valo, Ema Valo, Lara Valo, Adela Valo, Andreas Valo, Terezija Valo

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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