In Croatia, Ćalina families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slunj area and in Slunj area. In Blata in Slunj area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Ćalina.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Ćalina live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and threee other places, mostly in Plaski in Slunj area (20), Rijeka (10), Karlovac (10), Zagreb (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).
