Surname Čavala in modern Croatia

Čavala families are Croats and they are mostly from Drnis. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Drnis and Split.

Prevalence

About 140 people with faimily name Čavala live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Split (25), Djakovo (25), Zagreb (20), Kastel Gomilica (15), and in Dubrovnik (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čavala (including: Chavala , Cavala , Chawala , Chunavala , Cavalla , Chavalla , Chavvala , Chavalah , Chhavala and Cawala ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Cavala " is used by some 100 people in Angola and small number in the United States. "Chavala " is used by some 3000 people in Tanzania , about 70 in Nicaragua , and some 50 people in the United States. "Cavalla " is used by some 200 people in Italy , about 200 in Chile , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Marijana Čavala, Vibor Čavala, Goran Čavala, Ivana Čavala, Maja Čavala, Marina Čavala, Tihomir Čavala, Mirko Čavala, Jelena Čavala, Ivan Čavala, Snježana Čavala, Ivica Čavala, Tomislav Čavala, Dragica Čavala, Vanja Čavala, Lidija Čavala, Božidar Čavala, Ante Čavala, Marica Čavala

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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