Surname Špalj in modern Croatia

Špalj families are Croats and they are mostly from Senj. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Špalj live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Senj (30), Senj (25), Rijeka (25), and in Bribir in Novi Vinodolski area (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (2), the United States (1), and to Canada (1).
Family name Špalj (including: Spalj , Spagli , Spaly , Shipali , Shapally and Shapalli ) is present in 13 countries worldwide. The family name "Spalj " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Argentina. "Spaly " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Spagli " is used by some 200 people in Italy , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Stjepan Špalj, Srđan Špalj, Ivanka Špalj, Jagoda Špalj, Nikola Špalj, Milan Špalj, Alan Špalj, Martina Špalj, Marija Špalj, Goran Špalj, Davor Špalj, Ivan Špalj, Eva Špalj, Anđelko Špalj, Anđela Špalj, Marko Špalj, Nina Špalj, Marijana Špalj, Branko Špalj

Mentions in sources

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

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