Surname Šalata in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šalata families are Croats (from Sveti Ivan Zelina ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sveti Ivan Zelina and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Šalata live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Bukovec Zelinski (<10), Popovaca in Kutina area (<10), Pozega (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šalata (including: Salata , Shalata , Sallata , Salathia , Szalata , Salatta , Schalata , Salatha and Salathya ) is present in 54 countries worldwide. The family name "Salata " is used by some 5000 people in Brazil , about 4000 in Poland , and some 3000 people in the United States. "Schalata " is used by few people in the United States. "Salatha " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tihomir Šalata, Melita Šalata, Nevena Šalata, Dubravko Šalata, Danijela Šalata, Vesna Šalata, Dario Šalata, Dragica Šalata, Dražen Šalata, Anica Šalata, Franjo Šalata, Dragutin Šalata, Mirica Šalata, Ivica Šalata, Slađana Šalata, Kata Šalata, Stejepan Šalata, Anka Šalata, Stjepan Šalata

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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