Surname Šala in modern Croatia

Šala families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zlatar area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 80 people with faimily name Šala live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located and 10 other Croatian places, mostly in Zavrsje Loborsko in Zlatar area (20), Zagreb (20), Lobor in Zlatar area (10), Repno (<10), and in Kriz in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šala (including: Sala , Salah , Shala , Salla , Salha , Szala , Sahla , Schala , Saala and Sthala ) is present in 160 countries worldwide. "Szala " is used by some 4000 people in Poland , about 600 in the United States , and small number of people in Guyana. "Shalla " is used by some 200 people in Tanzania , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Syria. "Szalla " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 100 in Germany , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Šala, Marijan Šala, Dragutin Šala, Dubravka Šala, Zlatko Šala, Josip Šala, Gabro Šala, Alen Šala, Kristijan Šala, Karolina Šala, Jasminka Šala, Željko Šala, Božena Šala, Nada Šala, Renato Šala, Matija Šala, Zvonko Šala, Branko Šala, Jadranka Šala

Mentions in sources

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.

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