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Surname Škopelja in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Škopelja families are mainly Croats (from Zadar area ), equally Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Zadar area.
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Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Škopelja live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Zadar (<10), Zemunik Donji in Zadar area (<10), Split (<5), and in Smokovic (<5) and Slivnica (<5) in Zadar area.
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Outside Croatia
Family name Škopelja is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Skopelja " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Slobodan Škopelja,
Igor Škopelja,
Branka Škopelja,
Predrag Škopelja,
Marija Škopelja,
Marko Škopelja,
Dmitar Škopelja,
Mirko Škopelja,
Vladimir Škopelja,
Anđelka Škopelja,
Milica Škopelja,
Olga Škopelja,
Anica Škopelja,
Danilo Škopelja,
Stana Škopelja,
Ljubica Škopelja,
Dušan Škopelja,
Vlado Škopelja,
Ljubomir Škopelja