In Croatia, Čolaki families are Albanians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kosovo.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čolaki live in Croatia today, in three households only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Zagreb (<10).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.