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Surname Šale in modern Croatia
Šale families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Korcula. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Korcula and in Zadar.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Šale live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zrnovo on the Island of Korcula (25), Zagreb (10), Split (<10), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<10), and in Zadar (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Šale (including: Sale , Saleh , Sahle , Salle , Shale , Schale , Salee , Saale , Salhe and Sthale ) is present in 169 countries worldwide. The family name "Sale " is used by some 30000 people in Niger , about 20000 in the Philippines , and some 20000 people in the United States. "Schale " is used by some 300 people in Germany , about 200 in the United States , and some 80 people in Sweden. "Sahle " is used by some 50000 people in Ethiopia , about 400 in Germany , and some 200 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Petar Šale,
Marko Šale,
Majda Šale,
Želimir Šale,
Toni Šale,
Jagoda Šale,
Jakica Šale,
Tonica Šale,
Ivan Šale,
Rina Šale,
Milena Šale,
Sanja Šale,
Jasna Šale,
Marin Šale,
Ante Šale,
Srđan Šale,
Marinko Šale,
Krunoslav Šale,
Mario Šale
