In Croatia, Špalat families are Croats (from the Island of Cres ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosanian Posavina (Derventa area) and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Špalat live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in only five naselja i to in Zagreb (<10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Matijevici in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<5), Cres on the Island of Cres (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Špalat is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Spalat " is used by few people in the United States.
