Surname Zubalj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zubalj families are predominantly Croats (from Opatija area ), rarely Slovenes (also from Opatija area ), and very rarely Czechs (from Pakrac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Nova Gradiska.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Zubalj live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (10), Studena in Opatija area (10), Zagreb (<10), Kusonje (<10), and in Prekopakra (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zubalj (including: Zubály , Zubaly and Zubali ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Zubaly " is used by some 50 people in the United States. "Zubály " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Ukraine.

Characteristic first names

Anka Zubalj, Tatjana Zubalj, Alen Zubalj, Dragica Zubalj, Tomislav Zubalj, Marijan Zubalj, Dijana Zubalj, Vilma Zubalj, Damir Zubalj, Duško Zubalj, Dušan Zubalj, Antun Zubalj, Dino Zubalj, Silvana Zubalj, Dalibor Zubalj, Ivan Zubalj, Sonja Zubalj, Ivica Zubalj, Milorad Zubalj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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