In Croatia, Zalar families are generally Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Buje area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Djurdjevac area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Zalar live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Kalinovac in Djurdjevac area (<10), Velika Gorica (<10), Spisic Bukovica in Virovitica area (<10), and in Brtonigla in Buje area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Zalar is present in 19 countries worldwide. The family name "Zalar " is used by some 800 people in the United States , small number in Spain , and small number of people in Germany. "Zallar " is used by some 300 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
