In Croatia, Vlaše families are almost entirely Croats (from Opatija area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Opatija area. In Studena in Opatija area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Vlaše.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Vlaše live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 8 other places, mostly in Studena in Opatija area (35), Rijeka (20), and in Viskovo (<10), Sarsoni (<10) and Drazice (<5) in Rijeka area.
