In Croatia, Čolina families are almost entirely Croats (from Western Bosnia ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Western Bosnia (Tomislavgrad area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area).
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Čolina live in Croatia today, in 13 households. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and threee other places, mostly in Rovinj (15), Velika Gorica (<10), Cepin in Osijek area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Split (<5).