In Croatia, Šalat families are Croats (from Petrinja ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Šalat live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Sisak (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).