In Croatia, Šamal families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska area and in Nova Gradiska.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Šamal live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Staro Petrovo Selo in Nova Gradiska area (20), Novi Vinodolski (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), Matenci (<5), and in Ostri Vrh in Nova Gradiska area (<5).
